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PLUNKETT DIST CO INC

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Company CheckPLUNKETT DIST CO INC · DOT 698804

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

1010 SOUTH Y STREET, FORT SMITH, AR, 72901-5922

DOT# 698804 Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 7, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1010 SOUTH Y STREET, FORT SMITH, AR, 72901-5922

Mailing Address1010 SOUTH Y STREET, FORT SMITH, AR, 72901-5922

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .6 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .1 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .28 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.23 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage900,000 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS4.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/12/2016

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet34 units

Drivers34

Mileage900,000 mi

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total43

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.3%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/12/2016

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

25 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

20 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

13 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

2 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 Aug 2026, 42 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (4.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/08/2025	SUNNYVALE	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/07/2025	OKEMAH	OK	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/22/2024	McLoud	OK	5	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn
07/17/2024	RURAL(CRITTENDEN COUNTY)	AR	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/29/2024	MULDROW	OK	3	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/20/2023	HAZEN	AR	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

41 roadside violations across 42 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 20 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 17 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 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 (63)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/27/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	OK	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANNIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	232V US59 NB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH 35 W SB @ GORDON	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	QUICKTRIP SALLISAW	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	SH51 / MUD VALLEY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40/ ROLAND POE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	868 US281	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	VAN BUREN AR	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	MTP/S GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	U.S HWY 59/SUNSET CORNER	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	DICKSON	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MASON TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	LITTLE ROCK AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	MTP/S GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE ROCK AR	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	I-40/ ROLAND POE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT SMITH AR	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US64 / HANCOCK ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRAMAN SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-177 / GORDON COOPER	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-177 / GORDON COOPER	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40/ SALLISAW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 81 & US 70 JCT-WAURIKA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 59 SHADY POINT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	U.S. 69 AND WHITEHORN RD.	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BYPASS POTEAU	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONWAY AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRYANT AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	LATTA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 59 BYPASS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH165 / COUNTRY CLUB RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	BRYANT AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	MTP/S GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-177 S/B / GORDON COOPER DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 177 2 M N OF SH 199	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40/ SALLISAW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	TTP EB MM 178	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA EAST STN)	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA EAST STN)	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH165 / COUNTRY CLUB RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	2 MILES WEST OF SALLISAW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA WEST STN)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE MM 314 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARKANSAS COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAULKNER COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 PANAMA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections45

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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70/100

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 70

−25

Starts at 100−30 totalFinal 70

No insurance or bond on file−25

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 34 vehicles (~0.12 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: 4 crash(es) across 34 vehicles (~0.12 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.

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Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (63)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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