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Company CheckPENTA AUTO BODY CO INC · DOT 315770

DBA: PERFECTION TOWING

483 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA, 02472

DOT# 315770 MC# 211623 Watertown, Massachusetts 37 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Feb 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address483 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA, 02472

Mailing AddressPO BOX 403, WATERTOWN, MA, 02472-0403

Other Companies at This Address

Address483 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA 02472

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
PENTA AUTO BODY CO INC this company	315770	Sign in	Active
DNS TRANSPORT INC	682411	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC211623

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating37 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 2.11 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.66 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage189,297 miles

Mileage Year2022

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS20.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/16/2002

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

CompanyST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #IM06905406

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers14

Mileage189,297 mi

Operating37 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service2

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 07/16/2002 | Rated: 07/24/2002

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

2023

0 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 May 2026, 6 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
05/15/2024	WALTHAM	MA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/11/2023	FRAMINGHAM	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 6 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 4 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/14/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-LEXINGTON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-WESTON	5	2	2	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DEDHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-WESTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	08MS BL5982	$0	08/18/1990	04/27/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	2400795	$1,000,000	05/29/2001	10/15/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	MT 92-07-75	$0	05/20/2002	05/20/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	QBR771235	$0	04/27/2001	05/20/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1638507	$1,000,000	03/01/2016	03/30/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	264425	$750,000	03/01/2008	03/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Q3L 083 88700	$1,000,000	01/01/1995	03/08/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	MGL 7385176	$1,000,000	01/01/1994	01/01/1995	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC211623	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/12/2013	-	-
MC211623	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/31/1989	REVOKED	05/24/2001
MC211623	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/03/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/07/2025

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

PENTA AUTO BODY CO INC

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Drivers

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Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (6)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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