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RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY

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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
Policy effective · Sep 24, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Motor Carrier Authority LLC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY (USDOT 1977349)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Motor Carrier Authority LLC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1977349/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1977349 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: GREG PENNINGTON Company officer 2: CAROLYN PENNINGTON Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in CHARLESTON, WV

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 9.1% (better). n=88672 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Legal Name RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC → RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Motor Carrier Authority LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1977349
In FMCSA records since Dec 21, 2009 (~16y)
MC / docket MC699210
Company officer GREG PENNINGTON
Company officer 2 CAROLYN PENNINGTON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 64,133 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (304) 984-0500
Email: [email protected]
Physical
5439 SISSONVILLE DR
CHARLESTON, WV 25312
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1977349
In FMCSA records since Dec 21, 2009 (~16y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 64,133 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 0.04 vs 1.80 -1.76
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 7 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 44 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 23 23 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 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
10
Drivers
6
Inspections
44
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
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

RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY had 23 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 1.0.

Inspection profile

23 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WV (23 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; Kenworth, International, and Custom sco are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 88,672 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -9.1 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 →
    • Legal Name RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-09 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
West Virginia (WV) 23 0 0.0% Aug 20, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 9
International 9
Custom Scott 6
Dodge 4
Freightliner 2
Sterling T 2
Peterbilt 1
Transtar 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 0.52 1 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (44 rows) View all 44 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88762710 Aug 20, 2026 WV 2 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B338780 · 1FVACWDT3BDAW7682
0 — No
88348088 Jul 6, 2026 WV 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B244351 · 1HTSCAAL5TH295037
1 393.9A-LBL No
86912897 Jan 29, 2026 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV BA541795 · 1HTWGAZR66J253567
0 — No
86912890 Jan 29, 2026 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA549523 · 2XKDD69XXSM936419
0 — No
86912888 Jan 29, 2026 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV BA540898 · 1HTSCAAN5SH222251
0 — No
86912878 Jan 29, 2026 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Transtar
WV B244373 · 1HTSCAAM6YH311861
0 — No
86912749 Jan 29, 2026 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV NEW FLEET · 1NPFL69X0XN477084
0 — No
86722403 Dec 23, 2025 WV 1 CHARLESTON WV
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B261919 · 1B6MF36C4SS304785
0 — No
86722401 Dec 23, 2025 WV 1 CHARLESTON WV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA542975 · 1XKDDR8X4PS591223
0 — No
86722362 Dec 23, 2025 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B300848 · 2NKHHM6X9AM231473
0 — No
86534582 Dec 1, 2025 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV NOPLATE · 3D6WU6EL7BG500847
0 — No
86534494 Dec 1, 2025 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA551771 · 1FUJGLD6XELFT1045
0 — No
84189734 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV BA541795 · 1HTWGAZR66J253567
0 — No
84177332 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA542975 · 1XKDDR8X4PS591223
0 — No
84177279 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
International TRUCK TRACTOR
WV B251569 · D2137HGB15081
0 — No
84177262 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA540897 · 2FWJA3CK46AV96954
0 — No
84177244 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B244373 · 1HTSCAAM6YH311861
0 — No
84177072 Mar 20, 2025 WV 2 SISSONVILLE WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B244351 · 1HTSCAAL5TH295037
0 — No
83953528 Feb 24, 2025 WV 2 HUNTINGTON WV
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV BA542975 · 1XKDDR8X4PS591223
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
83012836 Oct 24, 2024 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV BA540898 · 1HTSCAAN5SH222251
0 — No
83012835 Oct 24, 2024 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B261919 · 1B6MF36C4SS304785
0 — No
83012814 Oct 24, 2024 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
WV B300848 · 2NKHHM6X9AM231473
0 — No
83012788 Oct 24, 2024 WV 2 CHARLESTON WV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA549523 · 2XKDD69XXSM936419
0 — No
82089928 Jul 8, 2024 WV 3 GHENT WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
WV BA541795 · 1HTWGAZR66J253567
0 — No
81745693 May 28, 2024 WV 1 CHARLESTON WV
STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
WV BA540897 · 2FWJA3CK46AV96954
0 — No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC699210
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 2, 2015 MC699210 NC REVOCATION NC →
Feb 22, 2010 MC699210-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY N0170CA000326 91X $1,000,000 Sep 24, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY N0170CA000326 BIPD/Primary — Dec 30, 2024 Sep 24, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY N0170CA000326 BIPD/Primary — Sep 25, 2024 Dec 30, 2024 CANCELLED
CONIFER INSURANCE COMPANY N0170CA000326 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP426475 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2023 Sep 24, 2024 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP321530 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2022 Sep 24, 2023 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP215754 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2021 Sep 24, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP111536 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2020 Sep 24, 2021 CANCELLED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS004314 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2019 Sep 24, 2020 CANCELLED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS003606 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2018 Sep 24, 2019 REPLACED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS003606 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2018 Oct 13, 2019 CANCELLED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS002852 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2017 Sep 24, 2018 CANCELLED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS002117 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2016 Sep 24, 2017 CANCELLED
WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY WPCS001393 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2015 Sep 24, 2016 CANCELLED
ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO. Q09 6880041 CARGO — Feb 16, 2010 Nov 4, 2015 NAME CHANGED
ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO. Q09 6880041 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2010 Sep 24, 2015 REPLACED
ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO. Q09 6880041 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2010 Nov 4, 2015 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 24, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 12, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Dec 30, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Dec 12, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Sep 25, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONIFER INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 24, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Sep 19, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Nov 22, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Sep 24, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Sep 24, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 21, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Sep 24, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Sep 20, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Sep 25, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Sep 24, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Oct 13, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Sep 24, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Sep 17, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Sep 26, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Sep 24, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Sep 24, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Sep 18, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Sep 24, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Sep 12, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Nov 4, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO.
  26. Nov 4, 2015
    insurance
    NAMECHG — ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO.
  27. Oct 8, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Sep 24, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ERIE INSURANCE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CO.
  29. Feb 22, 2010
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
CHARLESTON WV WV 18 0
SISSONVILLE WV WV 11 0
TUPPERS CREEK WV 4 0
DUNBAR WV 3 0
GHENT WV WV 1 0
HUNTINGTON WV WV 1 0
SOUTH BOUND WEIGH STATION WV 1 0
WINFIELD WV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
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