Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 779540 · MC-348778
TONY PENDLETON
DBA INDEPENDENT MOBILE HOMES
1 power unitsEL DORADO, AR
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-348778 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TONY PENDLETON safe to work with?
Is TONY PENDLETON safe to load? TONY PENDLETON (USDOT 779540, MC-348778) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in EL DORADO, AR, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TPTONY PENDLETON 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Northland · 02–15
19992015
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2002 → Jul 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Jun 2000 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 6 |
| GENERAL AGENTS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, INC. | Feb 1999 → Jun 2000 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
EL DORADO, AR
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@suddenlink.net — 580 carriers: USDOT 190117USDOT 194602USDOT 222952USDOT 227042USDOT 228278USDOT 241828USDOT 245872USDOT 267671
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 428 LAKE FAIRCREST DR, EL DORADO, AR, 71730
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (870) 863-0445
- Cell
- (870) 866-4259
- Fax
- (870) 863-0445
- Web domain
- suddenlink.net
Registration
- Officer
- Tony Pendleton
- USDOT / docket
- 779540 · MC-348778
- First registered
- 11/03/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 07/08/2015 · 5,000 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is TONY PENDLETON's USDOT number?
TONY PENDLETON's USDOT number is 779540, and its motor carrier number is MC-348778.
Is TONY PENDLETON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TONY PENDLETON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TONY PENDLETON's fleet?
TONY PENDLETON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TONY PENDLETON based?
TONY PENDLETON is based in EL DORADO, AR.