H O PENN MACHINERY CO INC

DBA: H O PENN

DOT# 25027 Poughkeepsie, NY Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(845) 452-1200 kbajana@hopenn.com 122 Noxon Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12603
88 power units · all leased 97 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~25k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 46 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
88
Drivers · CDL
97 · 97
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 84 0 84
Tractors 0 4 0 4
Trailers 0 4 0 4

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-20-1988) · 38 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ROBERT CLEVELAND
Officer
JEFF MITCHELL

Cargo

74.9
high risk
Motor Vehicles Machinery/Large Objects General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.58× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:

  • Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.58×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.9 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% below typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.13×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.18× and out-of-service orders 0.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -36%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026).
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Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.3% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
46
89% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.7%
1 of 37
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
2 of 46
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in New York (about 72 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 241 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.011 0.027
Inspections 0.46 0.83
Violations 0.05 0.51
Critical violations 0.00 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 1 OOS
    Lights 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    22
    2026
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • New York (HQ) 40
  • Connecticut 5
  • Federal inspectors 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (87%).