Penner International Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
214 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 14
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 322
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 220
- Annualized
- ≈110 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving69 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance31 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
27 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 174 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2022 | MN | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2021 | MN | 0 | 14 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2021 | MN | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 15, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |