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ELMER R PENN

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Company CheckELMER R PENN · DOT 724565

DBA: PENN & SONS TOWING

2120 4TH AVE #9, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90018

DOT# 724565 MC# 331857 Los Angeles, California 28 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameELMER R PENN

DBA NamePENN & SONS TOWING

DOT Number724565

MC Number331857

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationLos Angeles, California

Added01/14/1998

MCS-15006/21/2023

Contact Details

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Physical Address2120 4TH AVE #9, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90018

Mailing Address2120 4TH AVE #9, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90018

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC331857

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Operating28 years

MCS-15006/2023

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	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT048962505	$750,000	08/04/2008	08/04/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 0489625 04	$1,000,000	08/04/2007	08/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 048962503	$1,000,000	08/04/2006	08/04/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 0489625	$1,000,000	08/04/2005	08/04/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT0489625	$1,000,000	08/03/2004	08/04/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7424977698-987	$1,000,000	01/20/1998	01/20/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7424977698-987	$1,000,000	01/20/1998	11/09/2000	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC331857	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/11/2004	REVOKED	08/10/2009
MC331857	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/10/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2006
MC331857	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/07/2007
MC331857	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/07/2008
MC331857	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/04/1998	REVOKED	01/30/2001

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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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