ACORN FARMS INC

ACORN FARMS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 18 power units and 7 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Galena, OH. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% 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

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

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ACORN FARMS INC (USDOT 471406)
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 rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/471406/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 471406 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: PAUL REINER Company officer 2: DOUGLAS ELLER Passengers Farm Supplies Other (PLANT MATERIAL (TREES SHRUBS PERENNIALS ANNUALS)) Based in GALENA, OH

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 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

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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=52411 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.

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 471406

In FMCSA records since Feb 14, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer PAUL REINER

Company officer 2 DOUGLAS ELLER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Passengers, Farm Supplies, Other (PLANT MATERIAL (TREES SHRUBS PERENNIALS ANNUALS))

Fleet size 18 units

Drivers 7

Annual mileage 300,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (614) 891-9348

Physical

7679 WORTHINGTON RD

GALENA, OH 43021

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 471406

In FMCSA records since Feb 14, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 300,000 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.50 vs 1.80 -0.30

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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
Truck tractors	4	6
Trailers	17	0
Trucks	5	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
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)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Risk intelligence

ACORN FARMS INC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (1) and OH (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (100.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 18 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 7 drivers; Freightliner, Fontaine, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 52,411 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–27 power units (±50% of this carrier's 18 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 52,411 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 52,411 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +35.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2023-10 2024-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	0	0.0%	Sep 26, 2024
Ohio (OH)	1	1	100.0%	Sep 27, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		3
Fontaine		1
Great Dane		1
Stri		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	—	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	—	4.50	5	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82795070	Sep 27, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR AL PXA1199 · 3AKJHLDR0SDVM7070	3	393.45(d), 393.87(a), 392.2	Yes
82787383	Sep 26, 2024	IN	1	RICHMOND IN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWZ4447 · 3AKJHLDR7RSVG4823	0	—	No
79885537	Oct 10, 2023	OH	2	oh-roadside:	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWP4012 · 3AKJHLDR3MDMU2171	2	393.9(a)	No
78520585	May 3, 2023	OH	5	TERMINAL	FORD PASSENGER VAN OH JDW5465 · 1FDEE3FS6HDC02326	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OH0156110185	Sep 10, 2015	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0146099486	Sep 18, 2014	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0146064931	Jun 17, 2014	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0018275926	Nov 2, 2001	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
RICHMOND IN	IN	1	0
ROADSIDE	OH	1	1
TERMINAL	OH	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.87(a)	Warning flag required on projecting load	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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