PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY

DBA: PUCKETT RENTS - PUCKETT POWER SYSTEMS

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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
Review these
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 3.60% (worse, peer 1.50%) · Vehicle 11.8% (better, peer 18.6%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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 — PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY (USDOT 309124)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 3.60% (worse, peer 1.50%) · Vehicle 11.8% (better, peer 18.6%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/309124/
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 309124 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: RICHARD H. PUCKETT, JR. Company officer 2: ROBERT PUCKETT General Freight Motor Vehicles Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in FLOWOOD, MS

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 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 3.6% vs peer median 1.5% (worse). Vehicle OOS 11.8% vs peer median 18.6% (better). n=7527 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

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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 309124
In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 1988 (~38y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer RICHARD H. PUCKETT, JR.
Company officer 2 ROBERT PUCKETT
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 129 units
Drivers 43
Annual mileage 2,570,629 mi
Contact & address
Physical
100 CATERPILLAR DRIVE
FLOWOOD, MS 39232
Mailing
P O BOX 321033
FLOWOOD, MS 39232
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 309124
In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 1988 (~38y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,570,629 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
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
Truck tractors 4 26 0
Trailers 27 25 0
Trucks 98 1 0

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

Power Units
129
Drivers
43
Inspections
43
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
11.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
24
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 11.8% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 7,527 ACTIVE carriers operating 64–194 power units (±50% of this carrier's 129 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
3.6%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.5%
Median across 7,527 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
11.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
18.6%
Median across 7,527 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -6.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.11 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.27 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 0.16 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 3.18 3 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 (43 rows) View all 43 →
Inspection # Date ▲ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
78660833 May 17, 2023 MS 1 I-20 E
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78828393 Jun 5, 2023 MS 3 HARRISON COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78828344 Jun 7, 2023 MS 2 TRADITION
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79023445 Jun 9, 2023 MS 2 I-55 S
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79022929 Jun 13, 2023 MS 1 STONE
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75(c) No
79326931 Aug 1, 2023 MS 2 HARRISON COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79818491 Sep 12, 2023 MS 2 HWY 15
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79705557 Sep 18, 2023 MS 3 STONE COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79942342 Oct 17, 2023 MS 3 NICHOLSON WEIGH STATION
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80116334 Nov 7, 2023 MS 2
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
MS A464352 · 1XPCD9X0HD440927
1 392.2 No
80988636 Feb 28, 2024 MS 1 HANCOCK COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75(a), 396.3(a)(1) Yes
81584737 May 7, 2024 FL 2 GRAND RIDGE FL
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81640142 May 16, 2024 AL 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82201822 Jul 23, 2024 MS 2 ms-24/33
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
82314093 Aug 5, 2024 MS 1 OSYKA INSPECTION STATION
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82938524 Oct 17, 2024 MS 3 PEARL RIVER COUNTY
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
83092958 Nov 5, 2024 MS 2 BILOXI
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83226113 Nov 21, 2024 MS 2 FORREST COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83425043 Dec 17, 2024 MS 2 STONE CO
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83690661 Jan 23, 2025 MS 2 DIAMONDHEAD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2LV, 392.2-SLLS2 No
83690479 Jan 23, 2025 MS 2
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83905920 Feb 18, 2025 MS 2 JONES COUNTY
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84293720 Apr 1, 2025 MS 3 MARION COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
84392203 Apr 11, 2025 MS 3 LOWNDES COUNTY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84488238 Apr 23, 2025 MS 1 ms-1--00-bovina-east
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
Recent Crashes View all 24 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.
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