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PALMER P KAUFFMAN SR

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Company CheckPALMER P KAUFFMAN SR · DOT 372457

DBA: KAUFFMAN TRUCKING

232 N LAKE TD, THOMASVILLE, PA, 17364-9236

DOT# 372457 MC# 162568 Thomasville, Pennsylvania 43 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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6

Power Units

8

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NamePALMER P KAUFFMAN SR

DBA NameKAUFFMAN TRUCKING

DOT Number372457

MC Number162568

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationThomasville, Pennsylvania

Added11/08/1989

MCS-15007/14/2005

Contact Details

Phone(717) 259-0410

Email-

Physical Address232 N LAKE TD, THOMASVILLE, PA, 17364-9236

Mailing Address232 N LAKE RD, THOMASVILLE, PA, 17364-9236

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;U. S. MAIL

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC162568

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Company Overview

PALMER P KAUFFMAN SR is an motor carrier based in Thomasville, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 43 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/08/1989. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 8 drivers. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PALMER P KAUFFMAN SR has a Trust Score of 73/100 (Good).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireUS Mail

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

8

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

8

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

Effective01/01/1989

CompanyMARYLAND CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CT37925004

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers8

Operating43 years

MCS-15007/2005

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
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT58525201	$0	01/17/1990	02/25/1991	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC162568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/04/1989
MC162568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/27/1989	REVOKED	07/18/1991
MC162568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/22/1988	REVOKED	07/18/1991
MC162568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/13/1987
MC162568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/19/1983	TRANSFERRED	09/20/1989

No revocation records.

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73/100

Good

NOT 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 73

73

−15

−10

Starts at 100−27 totalFinal 73

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

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

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.