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PINNACLE TRUCKING LLC

PINNACLE FREIGHT

  • 2108787
  • 500 CEDAR LANE
    FLORENCE, NJ 08518
  • 53
  • 50
  • 90

Safety Rating & OOS Rates AND Licensing and Insurance

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View) FAST Act of 2015

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
1.84 Not Public 0.29 2.13 0 Not Public 0.02
On-Road Performance Detail
13
9-21 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations
53.2
Combination Carrier
Not Public
90
4
21-100 relevant driver inspections
56
16
21-100 relevant vehicle inspections
90
0
No Safety Event Grouping
Not Public
90
1
21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered N/A No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered Not Public No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 58

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight BASIC
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV 1 0 7 Unsafe Driving
392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device 1 0 5 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit 4 0 4 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit 4 0 7 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSWZ State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone 1 0 10 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLUP State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway 1 0 1 Unsafe Driving
397.13A-HMDP HM (Driving & Parking) - No person may smoke/light/carry a lighted cigarette/cigar/pipe within 25 feet of a motor vehicle containing Class 1, 5, or flammable materials Class 3, Division 2.1, 4.1, or 4.2. 1 0 1 Unsafe Driving
395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.22H1 Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.22H3 Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.3A2HOSPRNC Driving beyond 14 hour duty period at time of inspection. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.3A2HOSPRNP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.3A3HOSPRNP Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 1 0 7 HOS Compliance
395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status 1 1 7 HOS Compliance
391.41B10-MC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 1 1 2 Driver Fitness
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV 1 1 7 Vehicle Maint.
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997 1 0 3 Vehicle Maint.
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 1 0 3 Vehicle Maint.
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 1 1 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 1 1 7 Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 2 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance 1 0 1 Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 1 1 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS 5 5 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative 1 0 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative 1 0 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 1 0 3 Vehicle Maint.
171.2EHMGRMC HM (General Requirements) - Accepting a hazardous material for transportation which is not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipment as required 1 0 2 HM Compliance
172.201D-HMSPS HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper HM shipping paper does not list emergency response telephone number as required 1 0 3 HM Compliance
172.203(k) No technical name for n.o.s. entry 1 0 3 HM Compliance
172.602C-HMER HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information 1 0 3 HM Compliance
172.604A3-HMER HM (Emergency Response) - Failing to ensure the emergency response telephone number is entered on the shipping paper as required. 1 0 3 HM Compliance
177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle 2 2 10 HM Compliance
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation 1 1 10 HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 90

Report Vehicle Measure
Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
5/7/2026 MS3011011906 MS AX208V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
3/26/2026 OH1910000137 OH AZ551U NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
3/25/2026 MOW158004214 MO AZ360T NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
3/19/2026 TNI5Z1920205 TN C961AA NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
3/17/2026 OH3217000371 OH AZ449M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
3/10/2026 LALARNS01633 LA AZ196J NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
2/10/2026 NC0006845949 NC AX498M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
2/10/2026 PAE130604111 PA AX207V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
2/7/2026 IN6162004077 IN AW253H NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit 7  
12/17/2025 KY0S02701770 KY AX496M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
395.3A2HOSPRNC Driving beyond 14 hour duty period at time of inspection. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1  
12/9/2025 OH3206000308 OH 2793262 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   3
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative 2  
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative 6  
11/28/2025 OH3225001654 OH AZ449M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   3
11/14/2025 OH1515000604 OH AZ920L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
11/9/2025 KYCV43888958 KY AY854W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
10/29/2025 TXV252066734 TX AZ520R NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
10/23/2025 LALANMS00627 LA AY261C NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
172.201D-HMSPS HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper HM shipping paper does not list emergency response telephone number as required 3  
9/22/2025 MD0261C00320 MD AY754J NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative 6  
9/17/2025 TNI034AB2289 TN AY854W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
9/12/2025 SC0368002194 SC AW565X NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
9/6/2025 NC0006795570 NC AZ360T NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
8/26/2025 PAE965523840 PA AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
8/19/2025 OH3219000209 OH 2793262 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
8/14/2025 MD0235C00358 MD AX208V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
8/7/2025 MOW143000926 MO AZ593K NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/25/2025 LALALNS00689 LA AX203V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV 7  
7/22/2025 OH0700000652 OH AZ921L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, unde (OOS) 10 + 2 (OOS)  
7/22/2025 IL5005540086 IL 3078523 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/14/2025 MD2449C00070 MD 3274900 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/12/2025 TNI037620072 TN 3274912 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit 4  
7/8/2025 TNI3A1591560 TN AZ917L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/4/2025 NC0006772427 NC 3775846 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/3/2025 SC0328000487 SC AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/1/2025 MSMC00480540 MS NJ48426 NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
6/30/2025 TXV251921226 TX AZ196J NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
6/22/2025 AL1913003514 AL AY764R NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
6/19/2025 VT3800004139 VT AX203V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
6/10/2025 OKB509155236 OK AX539L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
6/9/2025 OH3233000687 OH AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
5/30/2025 NC0006762005 NC AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7  
395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status (OOS) 7 + 2 (OOS)  
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 4  
5/28/2025 OH0700000545 OH AW683W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
5/28/2025 VT3700001243 VT 3274900 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   2
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit 4  
5/22/2025 PAE946514226 PA AU923P NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   2
392.2-SLLUP State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway 1  
395.3A3HOSPRNP Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1  
395.3A2HOSPRNP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1  
5/12/2025 LALARFS00391 LA AX208V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
5/1/2025 IN7703004223 IN AZ920L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit 7  
4/28/2025 MS5009012509 MS AZ725B NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit 7  
4/16/2025 PAXL00081380 PA AU554Y NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken (OOS) 2 + 2 (OOS)  
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss (OOS) 7 + 2 (OOS)  
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4  
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4  
3/26/2025 VA8142000783 VA AW680W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
3/20/2025 DE1679000801 DE AX539L NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
3/7/2025 VT2161010064 VT AU923P NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit 7  
1/31/2025 CT0704000213 CT 2793262 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
1/20/2025 TXV251761247 TX AW565X NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
1/18/2025 NC0006719617 NC AX496M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
1/13/2025 VT4800001153 VT 3274900 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
1/13/2025 OH0700000253 OH AU923P NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
397.13A-HMDP HM (Driving & Parking) - No person may smoke/light/carry a lighted cigarette/cigar/pipe within 25 feet of a motor vehicle containing Class 1, 5, or flammable mate 1  
12/21/2024 ALDJUA001310 AL AX496M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
12/20/2024 GA1387000341 GA AX199V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
12/19/2024 VA8727000075 VA AY705T NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
12/18/2024 NJSPTEI00046 NJ AY853R NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.45B2-B Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4  
12/2/2024 IA000P14PH4H IA AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit 4  
11/27/2024 DE1528001094 DE AZ723B NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
11/15/2024 WI2746002918 WI AX205V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
11/7/2024 MD0242005529 MD AY754J NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
391.41B10-MC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate (OOS) 2 + 2 (OOS)  
11/5/2024 OH3208000020 OH AW566X NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
171.2EHMGRMC HM (General Requirements) - Accepting a hazardous material for transportation which is not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in conditio 2  
10/28/2024 OH0700000071 OH 3077967 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
172.602C-HMER HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information 3  
10/17/2024 NJSPEKI02283 NJ AW179H NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
10/12/2024 VA9300000052 VA AX496M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
10/8/2024 KSHP20082321 KS AY764R NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997 3  
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance 1  
10/1/2024 TX6Z4A9DBC2V TX AX198V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
172.203(k) No technical name for n.o.s. entry 3  
177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle (OOS) 10 + 2 (OOS)  
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4  
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3  
9/20/2024 TNI01R270021 TN AY257V UK TRUCK TRACTOR   1
9/8/2024 KSHP92573689 KS AW544D NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
8/31/2024 NC0006681845 NC AX496M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
8/26/2024 TNI031H80037 TN AX207V UK TRUCK TRACTOR   1
8/22/2024 KSHP02270334 KS AW680W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 3  
8/22/2024 OH3248016557 OH 3274912 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
8/12/2024 IN6353004194 IN AW566X NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit 4  
8/11/2024 OH3235010885 OH AW544D NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
8/1/2024 TNI3A0831070 TN AY705T NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
7/23/2024 MD2093007607 MD AZ721B NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device 5  
7/23/2024 MD0169005041 MD AZ721B NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/26/2024 IL4109560803 IL AY705T NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/14/2024 TNI036A20039 TN AY854W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/12/2024 IN5407008381 IN 2793262 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone 10  
6/11/2024 OH3209303136 OH AY854W NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/10/2024 IL4249050008 IL AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/8/2024 NC0006655834 NC 3274912 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/5/2024 GA1430000170 GA AX203V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV (OOS) 7 + 2 (OOS)  
172.604A3-HMER HM (Emergency Response) - Failing to ensure the emergency response telephone number is entered on the shipping paper as required. 3  
6/5/2024 TX6VU79DKAEZ TX AX204V NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 4  
177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle (OOS) 10 + 2 (OOS)  
395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1  
395.22H3 Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements 1  
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system 4  
395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1  
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4  
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air 2  
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2  
395.22H1 Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1  
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4  
5/30/2024 DE1334000404 DE 3274900 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
5/23/2024 VA7160004512 VA AX501M NJ TRUCK TRACTOR   1
5/16/2024 LALAPP001324 LA 2793263 IN TRUCK TRACTOR   1

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 4

Report Vehicle Crash
Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Fatal Inj. Tow. HM
3/26/2025 AL0005630358 AL 1824AY2 AL 0 0 Yes No
3/1/2025 TX73YFHQE1QO TX AX197V NJ 0 0 Yes No
9/10/2024 PA408810200X PA 3274900 IN 0 1 Yes No
6/24/2024 PA405633900X PA AY754J NJ 0 0 Yes No

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 2

Report Vehicle Crash Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW)
Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Fatal Inj. Tow. HM Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
Total Weight
(TotW)
1/18/2026 PA600721200X PA AZ920L NJ 0 0 Yes No 1 3 3
6/9/2025 OK2506003058 OK AX539L NJ 1 0 No No 2 2 4

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

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Enforcement Cases

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