PENDLETON TRUCKING INC

DOT# 719463 Lapel, IN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(765) 208-0128 hlray@pendletontrucking.com 2620 S 1000 W, Lapel IN 46051
90 power units 55 drivers
Intrastate Only
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
29 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
90
Drivers · CDL
55 · 0
Annual miles
1.5M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 55 0 35 90
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
12-13-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-26-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
HAROLD RAY

Cargo

27.0
low risk
Building Materials Construction

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

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.69× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 90 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 18 units seen in 24 months, 0.12 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate operation

Runs within Indiana only. Intrastate fleets in Indiana are inspected about 1 a year for every 15 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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.

This motor carrier 0.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.44× and violations 0.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 18 of the 90 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (20 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 90 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed. Intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Indiana are rarely inspected (about 1 a year for every 16 trucks), so the roadside record can't confirm the fleet either way.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Nov 2025).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.0% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers; driver 5.0% vs 8.5%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.0%
1 of 10
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
5.0%
1 of 20
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
11
1 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Indiana (about 11 in 24 months would be typical; 56% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 64 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.006 0.013
Inspections 0.14 0.31
Violations 0.06 0.14
Critical violations 0.02 0.03

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

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Lights 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

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
  • Indiana (HQ) 20

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).