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BRISTLECONE GROUP LLC

DBA: PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT

BRISTLECONE GROUP LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 51 power units and 75 drivers, based in Aurora, CO. Across 100 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.0% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with The Hanover Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods).

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Sep 1, 2013
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 6.80% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 8.20% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — BRISTLECONE GROUP LLC (USDOT 1091879)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 6.80% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 8.20% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1091879/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1091879 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DAN ADAMS General Freight Based in AURORA, CO

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 6.8% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 8.2% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=20373 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • DBA PEPMOVE OR PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT → PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1091879
In FMCSA records since Jan 29, 2003 (~23y)
MC / docket MC849331
Company officer DAN ADAMS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 51 units
Drivers 75
Annual mileage 1,520,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (303) 292-5143
Email: [email protected]
Physical
14603 E MONCRIEFF PL STE 100
AURORA, CO 80011
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1091879
In FMCSA records since Jan 29, 2003 (~23y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,520,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 8.2% vs 23.4% -15.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 6.8% vs 6.7% +0.1 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.37 vs 1.80 -0.43
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2013-12-27 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 51 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 9 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 169 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 100 100 0
OOS inspections 9 8 0
OOS percentage 9% 8% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
51
Drivers
75
Inspections
169
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
8.2%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
9 all-time
Authorities
2
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT had 100 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

100 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WA (38) and MS (18).

Violation profile

16.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (7.1% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 29 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 51 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 75 drivers; Hino, International, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 20,373 ACTIVE carriers operating 25–77 power units (±50% of this carrier's 51 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
6.8%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 20,373 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
8.2%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 20,373 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -8.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA PEPMOVE OR PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT PRECISION EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (36 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Washington (WA) 38 5 13.2% Aug 7, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 18 4 22.2% Sep 11, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 6 1 16.7% Aug 26, 2026
Montana (MT) 6 0 0.0% Sep 9, 2026
Oregon (OR) 6 0 0.0% Jul 30, 2026
Colorado (CO) 4 0 0.0% Aug 12, 2026
Idaho (ID) 4 0 0.0% Jan 19, 2026
Georgia (GA) 3 1 33.3% Feb 2, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 2 2 100.0% Jun 17, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 2 1 50.0% Jul 8, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 2 1 50.0% Nov 11, 2025
Utah (UT) 2 1 50.0% Mar 11, 2026
Florida (FL) 2 0 0.0% Mar 20, 2026
Alabama (AL) 2 0 0.0% Jul 11, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Dec 3, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Apr 3, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 60
International 27
Freightliner 15
Isuzu 14
Mack 13
Kenworth 12
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 9 — 0.27 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 1 — 0.20 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 19 — 0.90 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 13 — 1.71 2 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 37 — 3.59 4 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (169 rows) View all 169 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88967584 Sep 11, 2026 MS 3 —
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO FBFT32 · 5PVNJ7AV2S5T60012
0 — No
88956607 Sep 9, 2026 MT 2 BUTTE MT
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y134493 · 1M2MDBAA3PS004868
0 — No
88811165 Aug 26, 2026 WY 2 TORRINGTON POE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO EPND43 · 5PVNJ7AV055761238
2 393.78A-WS, 390.21TB2-DOT No
88696952 Aug 12, 2026 CO 2 —
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO EPND43 · 5PVNJ7AV0S5T61238
2 393.102C2-C, 392.16B-DPASS No
88672426 Aug 7, 2026 WA 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y147853 · 3HAMMMML3KL700386
4 396.3A1-F, 393.201B-FR, 393.95F Yes
88568332 Jul 30, 2026 OR 1 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y150597 · 3ALACWFC0SDVS1525
0 — No
88182980 Jun 17, 2026 AR 1 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
TN H456575 · 3HAMMMML1KL700385
2 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Yes
88022804 Jun 1, 2026 MS 3 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
TN H456575 · 3HAMMMML1KL700385
0 — No
87934677 May 21, 2026 AR 2 —
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
TX RNT4373 · 2NKHHM6X1NM130658
5 393.75A3-TAOL, 390.21TB1-MC, 393.78A-WS Yes
87911754 May 20, 2026 WY 1 CHEYENNE I-25 POE
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO EPND33 · JALE5W161T7P00987
8 395.8A1-HOSP, 392.5A2-OPER, 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB No
87710420 Apr 29, 2026 WA 3 RIDGEFIELD WA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y147854 · 5PVNJ7AV6S5161244
1 8A No
87702158 Apr 27, 2026 WY 1 CHEYENNE I-25 POE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO DML473 · 3ALACWFC3NDNH5966
4 3A1-BOS, 47D2-BLTBD, 201B-FR Yes
87454043 Mar 30, 2026 WY 3 —
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO EPND43 · 5PVNJ7AV0S5T61238
4 392.2-SLLTCD, 390.21TB2-DOT, 392.2-SLLS1 No
87434815 Mar 25, 2026 WA 2 RIDGEFIELD WA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y132908 · JHHSDM2H6KK009989
2 395.8E-HOSPD, 393.95F No
87351208 Mar 20, 2026 FL 1 PENSACOLA FL
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
TX SZJ7258 · JALE5W161P7901343
0 — No
87342377 Mar 20, 2026 MS 3 MADISON COUNTY
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
GA YAC059 · 2NKHHM6X5NM122160
0 — No
87307548 Mar 12, 2026 WA 3 FEDERAL WAY WA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y133223 · JHHSDM2H4KK010428
1 391.11B5-LNCDLNVE Yes
87297648 Mar 11, 2026 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y147853 · 3HAMMMML3KL700386
0 — No
87271035 Mar 11, 2026 UT 1 GRANTSVILLE UT
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
UT 1JNX4 · 1M2MDBAAXPS007069
8 396.3A1-BOS, 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
87187546 Feb 26, 2026 WA 3 RIDGEFIELD WA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y132660 · 3HAMMMMC8KL700383
0 — No
87003742 Feb 10, 2026 MO 2 STEELE MO
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CO FBFT32 · 5PVNJ7AV2S5T60012
0 — No
86964786 Feb 5, 2026 OR 2 UMATILLA OR
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y147853 · 3HAMMMML3KL700386
1 393.9A-LHLI No
86962617 Feb 2, 2026 GA 3 ATLANTA GA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
GA YWJ702 · 5PVNJ8JV0L4S77370
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
86836139 Jan 19, 2026 ID 1 POST FALLS ID
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y132907 · 5PVNJ8JV7K4S73749
1 390.21TB2-DOT No
86757862 Jan 7, 2026 MT 2 MISSOULA MT
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
OR Y132907 · 5PVNJ8JV7K4S73749
0 — No
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MS9047250002 Feb 26, 2025 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
CO2025000148 Jan 27, 2025 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2023430101 Mar 24, 2023 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0103317167 May 31, 2022 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA0220000716 Mar 7, 2022 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000EA46923 Jul 13, 2020 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CO2020000755 May 27, 2020 CO 0 1 Yes No Injury
ID18C4928610 Jul 18, 2018 ID 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA0002652257 Sep 12, 2006 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC849331
Active
Granted Dec 27, 2013
View full authority record →
common
MC849331
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC849331 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Dec 27, 2013 MC849331-P Original MC Certificate Permit Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
HANOVER INSURANCE CO. AW4 9249925 91X $1,000,000 Sep 1, 2013 On file ACTIVE
The Hanover Insurance Company AW4 9249925 BMC-91X — Sep 1, 2013 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 27, 2013
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
RIDGEFIELD WA WA 9 1
DU PONT WA WA 8 0
ARLINGTON WA WA 7 1
FEDERAL WAY WA WA 4 2
LIBERTY LAKE WA WA 4 0
PIKE COUNTY MS 3 0
HAUGAN MT MT 3 3
MISSOULA MT MT 3 0
CASCADE LOCKS OR OR 3 0
THORNTON WA WA 3 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 29 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 6 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 4 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 3 0
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 3 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 3 3
393.95(a)(4) 393.95(a)(4) Vehicle Maintenance 2 0

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