PENDULUM XPRESS INC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- 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 rate worse than size peers Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — PENDULUM XPRESS INC (USDOT 4228077) 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: • 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 rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00% On file: • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4228077/ As of: Aug 30, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195714 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
Fleet size changes
- Drivers +4 (5 → 9) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
2 active liability filings
Company profile
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.
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.
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InsuranceAtlantic Specialty Insurance CompanyPolicy effective Sep 17, 2024
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Process AgentAllAmerican Agents of ProcessBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1635330ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Trailers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 8 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 12.5% | — |
| 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%).
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.
PENDULUM XPRESS INC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 12.5%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 2.0.
8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (3) and OH (2).
12.5% out-of-service rate, below the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations).
The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Freightliner, Stoughton, and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 195,714 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 driver-count change
Record Changes
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Drivers 5 9FMCSA Company Census
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Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Freightliner | 8 | |
| Stoughton | 3 | |
| Unknown | 2 | |
| Utility | 2 | |
| Great Dane | 1 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 1 | — | 2.00 | 2 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | — | 0.85 | 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 (8 rows) View all 8 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88819639 | Aug 26, 2026 | MT | 1 | BUTTE MT |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 87976653 | May 27, 2026 | MI | 2 | AMBASSADOR BRIDGE |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 87098526 | Feb 20, 2026 | KY | 2 | MOUNT VERNON |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 86045441 | Oct 8, 2025 | IN | 3 | WARREN IN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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4 | 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD | No |
| 85886928 | Sep 25, 2025 | OH | 3 | NEWCOMERSTOWN OH |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 85821410 | Sep 17, 2025 | OH | 2 | FINDLAY OH |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 85767851 | Sep 11, 2025 | IN | 1 | WARREN IN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLLEWA1 | Yes |
| 83173890 | Nov 15, 2024 | IN | 2 | WARREN IN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (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.
Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Oct 25, 2024 | MC1635330-C | CPL | REVOCATION | CPL → |
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 |
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| Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company | CFA06544704 | BMC-91X | — | Sep 17, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
| ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | CFA06544704 | 91X | $750,000 | Sep 17, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| WARREN IN | IN | 3 | 1 |
| MOUNT VERNON | KY | 1 | 0 |
| AMBASSADOR BRIDGE | MI | 1 | 0 |
| BUTTE MT | MT | 1 | 0 |
| FINDLAY OH | OH | 1 | 0 |
| NEWCOMERSTOWN OH | OH | 1 | 0 |
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Docket MC1635330
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company
BMC-91X policy on file
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AllAmerican Agents of Process
BOC-3 process agent · 108,199 carriers served
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8 inspections
Full roadside inspection history
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