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Company CheckERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD · DOT 400394

14274 W KRAMER ROAD, BOWLING GREEN, OH, 43402

DOT# 400394 MC# 548922 Bowling Green, Ohio 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jun 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Sep 12, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

Phone(419) 354-0277

Fax(419) 353-3235

Email[email protected]

Physical Address14274 W KRAMER ROAD, BOWLING GREEN, OH, 43402

Mailing Address14274 W KRAMER ROAD, BOWLING GREEN, OH, 43402

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC548922

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Company Overview

ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Bowling Green, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 20 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/12/1990. The fleet consists of 15 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 60,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage60,000 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review03/06/2008

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #1000712738

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers3

Mileage60,000 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/06/2008 | Rated: 03/11/2008

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

2024

2 · 2 OOS —

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Sep 2024 — 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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 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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/12/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.23 — CFR 393.23 OOS
04/13/2024 ▼	MO	Full (Level I)	MONTGOMERY CITY MO	12	4	0	0	0	4	-
Violations (12) 393.47(a) — CFR 393.47(a) Non-OOS 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS 393.70(b)(1)(i) — CFR 393.70(b)(1)(i) OOS 393.205(c) — CFR 393.205(c) OOS 393.201(a) — CFR 393.201(a) OOS 393.53(b) — CFR 393.53(b) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS 395.3(a)(3)(i) — CFR 395.3(a)(3)(i) Non-OOS 395.3(a)(2) — Driver record of duty status not current Non-OOS (HOS Compliance)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	6150031	$1,000,000	04/28/2023	04/28/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	8681942	$1,000,000	03/12/2021	04/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	8681942	$1,000,000	03/12/2021	03/03/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X37457	$750,000	03/12/2012	03/12/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X37457	$750,000	03/12/2012	04/19/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S1833678	$0	03/12/2008	03/12/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S1833678	$750,000	03/12/2008	03/12/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S1833678	$0	03/12/2008	03/12/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-L35994	$1,000,000	03/12/2006	03/12/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-L35994	$1,000,000	03/12/2006	04/17/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-L35994	$0	03/12/2006	03/12/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-L35994	$0	03/12/2006	04/17/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAA 505 46 83 AWR	$1,000,000	01/24/2006	03/12/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAP 505 46 83 AWR	$0	01/24/2006	03/12/2006	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC548922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/2021
MC548922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/21/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2008
MC548922	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/21/2006	-	-
MC548922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/14/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/13/2012
MC548922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/12/2024

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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 6/4/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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) 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.

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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

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