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PERNELL EXPRESS LLC

LATTA, SC

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Coverage resumed · Jan 25, 2019
Contract (Property) reinstated · Jun 22, 2023
Policy effective · Jun 12, 2023
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 16 days Jan 9, 2019 → Jan 25, 2019
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1619 days Inactive Jan 15, 2019 → reinstated Jun 22, 2023
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — PERNELL EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2490375)
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:
  • Prior insurance gap · 16 days — Jan 9, 2019 → Jan 25, 2019
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1619 days — Inactive Jan 15, 2019 → reinstated Jun 22, 2023

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2490375/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2490375 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: WILLIAM C PERNELL Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in LATTA, SC

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=269893 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.

Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2490375
In FMCSA records since Mar 31, 2014 (~12y)
MC / docket MC862390
Company officer WILLIAM C PERNELL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 105,325 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (843) 453-3470
Email: [email protected]
Physical
528 MCCUTCHEON PL
LATTA, SC 29565
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2490375
In FMCSA records since Mar 31, 2014 (~12y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 105,325 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 1.33 vs 1.80 -0.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CA970628666
Effective Jun 12, 2023
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 2023-06-22 (1,221 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
Trailers 2 0 0
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
4 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 269,893 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 269,893 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
0%
Median across 269,893 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 15, 2019 to Jun 22, 2023 (1619 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 25, 2019 (16 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-02 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations
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
South Carolina (SC) 2 0 0.0% Aug 26, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Oct 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Dodge 4
Kauf 3
Kaufman 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 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 0.99 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 4.00 4 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89282432 Oct 16, 2026 NC 1 ASH NC
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
SC XMG712 · 3C6TD4DL5CG244330
0 — No
85593805 Aug 26, 2025 SC 1 LEXINGTON SC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC P833015 · 3C63RRGL9DG570515
4 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.78A-WS, 393.9A-LLPL No
83109182 Nov 4, 2024 SC 3 AYNOR SC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC P833015 · 3C63RRGL9DG570515
0 — No
80903946 Feb 21, 2024 SC 1 US 378 FLORENCE COUNTY
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC P833015 · 3C63RRGL9DG570515
1 393.205(c) No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC862390
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 22, 2023 MC862390-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Feb 8, 2019 MC862390-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Apr 18, 2014 MC862390-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA970628666 91X $1,000,000 Jun 12, 2023 On file ACTIVE
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS106129 BIPD/Primary — Dec 18, 2019 Aug 20, 2020 CANCELLED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS096542 BIPD/Primary — Mar 26, 2019 Dec 18, 2019 CANCELLED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS096542 BIPD/Primary — Jan 25, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 CANCELLED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS096542 BIPD/Primary — Jan 25, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 16 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 25, 2019
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1464432 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2014 Jan 9, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 22, 2023
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Aug 26, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Aug 26, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Aug 26, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-5c10b09c]
  5. Aug 20, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Dec 18, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Dec 18, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Apr 12, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Mar 27, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Mar 26, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jan 15, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  12. Jan 15, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  13. Jan 15, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-fda6ff62]
  14. Jan 15, 2019
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1619 days (through Jun 22, 2023)
  15. Jan 9, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Jan 9, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 16 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 25, 2019)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ASH NC NC 1 0
AYNOR SC SC 1 0
LEXINGTON SC SC 1 0
US 378 FLORENCE COUNTY SC 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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