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PENNINGTON SEED INC

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267 STRICKLIN ROAD, CULLMAN, AL, 35057

DOT# 58528 MC# 289704 Cullman, Alabama 30 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Sep 19, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Sep 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 29, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 16, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

Phone(256) 841-3265

Email[email protected]

Physical Address267 STRICKLIN ROAD, CULLMAN, AL, 35057

Mailing Address267 STRICKLIN ROAD, CULLMAN, AL, 35057

Other Companies at This Address

Address267 STRICKLIN ROAD, CULLMAN, AL 35057

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY	316596	(256) 841-3265	Active
PENNINGTON SEED INC this company	58528	(256) 841-3265	Active

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

DocketMC289704

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 years

Company Overview

PENNINGTON SEED INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Cullman, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 30 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 16 power units and 13 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 205,561 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 5 inspections, PENNINGTON SEED INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $2,000,000 is on file through ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PENNINGTON SEED INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage205,561 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/10/2013

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/28/2017

CompanyACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ISA H08873975

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet16 units

Drivers13

Mileage205,561 mi

Operating30 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/10/2013 | Rated: 04/11/2013

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 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 2025 — 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean — no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
09/19/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDER GA	0	0	-
01/15/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTLER COUNTY - 015	0	0	-
10/29/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 412/ .5 WB	1	1	-
09/16/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	-
10/03/2023	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILL ROGERS TRNPK AFTON GATE	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	118 9383	$1,000,000	07/01/1995	06/28/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	428135105	$1,000,000	06/28/2016	06/28/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	428135105	$1,000,000	06/28/2016	07/21/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	428135105	$1,000,000	06/28/2016	06/28/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	428134905	$1,000,000	06/28/2016	06/28/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP428135100	$1,000,000	06/28/2011	06/28/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC289704	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/26/1995	-	-
MC289704	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/28/2017

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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