PLETCHER MOTORS INC

PLETCHER MOTORS INC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers, based in Gassaway, WV. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — PLETCHER MOTORS INC (USDOT 1204348)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1204348/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
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USDOT 1204348 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: NOEL J PLETCHER Company officer 2: JON D PLETCHER Motor Vehicles Based in GASSAWAY, WV

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=323710 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1204348

In FMCSA records since Jan 26, 2004 (~22y)

Company officer NOEL J PLETCHER

Company officer 2 JON D PLETCHER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 15,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (304) 364-5155

Email: [email protected]

Physical

732 ELK STREET

GASSAWAY, WV 26624-1114

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1204348

In FMCSA records since Jan 26, 2004 (~22y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 15,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	3	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	25%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

PLETCHER MOTORS INC had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 25.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 1.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WV (4 stops).

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; top code 391.41(a)(1) (391.41(a)(1)) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; GMC and Chevrolet are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 323,710 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,710 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,710 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-10 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
West Virginia (WV)	4	1	25.0%	Aug 7, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
GMC		4
Chevrolet		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.60	1	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	0.20	0	—	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 (8 rows) View all 8 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88645447	Aug 7, 2026	WV	2	—	—	2	391.41APC, 393.78A-WS	Yes
83241089	Nov 22, 2024	WV	1	GASSAWAY WV	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B249802 · 1GBJK34F9TE134628	0	—	No
83239729	Nov 22, 2024	WV	1	GASSAWAY WV	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B228099 · 1GDG6H1C5XJ506444	0	—	No
83223964	Nov 22, 2024	WV	1	GASSAWAY WV	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B297833 · 1GDKC34F0PJ507853	0	—	No
80069495	Nov 1, 2023	WV	1	GASSAWAY	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B228097 · 1GDKC34F0PJ507853	0	—	No
79803069	Oct 2, 2023	WV	1	GASSAWAY	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B228099 · 1GDG6H1C5XJ506444	0	—	No
79882312	Sep 20, 2023	WV	1	GASSAWAY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B249802 · 1GBJK34F9TE134628	0	—	No
79350891	Aug 7, 2023	WV	3	I79 REST AREA	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B297833 · 1GDKC34F0PJ507853	1	391.41(a)(1)	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
GASSAWAY	WV	3
GASSAWAY WV	WV	3
I79 REST AREA	WV	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1	0

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