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430 PENN ROAD, UNION SPRINGS, AL, 36089

DOT# 1457848 MC# 808070 Union Springs, Alabama 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Feb 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 12 violations (no OOS).
Feb 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 13 violations (no OOS).
Feb 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(334) 324-3393

Email[email protected]

Physical Address430 PENN ROAD, UNION SPRINGS, AL, 36089

Mailing Address430 PENN ROAD, UNION SPRINGS, AL, 36089

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC808070

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Company Overview

CHARLES E PENN is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Union Springs, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 12 years, registered with the FMCSA on 01/31/2006. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 120,000 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 6 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, CHARLES E PENN has a Trust Score of 83/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 23.07 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .57 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.42 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage120,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

Policy #CA960379627

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage120,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15012/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

1 · 0 OOS -

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2025

0 crashes -

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Feb 2026, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/16/2026	ELIZABETHTOWN	KY	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

27 roadside violations across 3 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 9 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
02/17/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELIZABETHTOWN	12	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALABASTER AL	13	9	4	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ATHENS AL	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA960379627	$750,000	08/19/2022	09/24/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0157395001	$750,000	08/19/2021	08/19/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	51-311974-00	$750,000	08/19/2017	08/19/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM008160-03	$750,000	08/19/2016	08/19/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM008160-02	$750,000	08/19/2015	08/19/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM008160-01	$750,000	08/19/2014	08/19/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4643432	$750,000	05/30/2014	08/18/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC808070	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	12/31/2012	-	-
MC808070	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/2023
MC808070	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2016
MC808070	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2017
MC808070	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/14/2015
MC808070	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/2014
MC808070	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/27/2014	-	-

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83/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 83

−17

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

CHARLES E PENN

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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