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PLETCHER TRANSPORT LLC

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25424 CR 126, ELKHART, IN, 46517

DOT# 1568622 MC# 581301 Elkhart, Indiana 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(574) 538-1726

Email[email protected]

Physical Address25424 CR 126, ELKHART, IN, 46517

Mailing Address25424 CR 126, ELKHART, IN, 46517

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

DocketMC581301

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 years

Company Overview

PLETCHER TRANSPORT LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Elkhart, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 19 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/23/2006. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PLETCHER TRANSPORT LLC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/25/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA995034813

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers5

Mileage1 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 3739174	$1,000,000	10/25/2006	05/29/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 3739174	$1,000,000	10/25/2006	06/18/2007	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA01411601	$750,000	05/29/2007	05/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA995034813	$750,000	03/24/2025	05/28/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA956190834	$750,000	02/24/2022	02/18/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC581301	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/13/2006	REVOKED	05/22/2008
MC581301	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/16/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2007
MC581301	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/01/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/06/2025
MC581301	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/16/2025	-	-
MC581301	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/25/2022	REVOKED	02/24/2025

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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) knockout	−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.

PLETCHER TRANSPORT LLC

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