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Central Garden & Pet Company — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

26 years (granted 1999)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

507 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Central Garden & Pet Company

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

267 Stricklin Road, Cullman, AL 35057

Phone

(256) 841-3265

Power units

164

Drivers

177

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC367397

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 507 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 507 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

mikecreest@penningtonseed.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

7

Reportable crashes

6

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 12/2025 · FL 07/2025 · CA 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 672025: 1732024: 1762023: 91
Level III — Driver-only: 191Level II — Walk-around: 162Level I — Full: 149Level V — Vehicle-only: 5
DateStateLevel
Jun 26, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 29, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 21, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VTLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 7, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026INLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 22, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Dec 9, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 9, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 9, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 2, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025FLLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025IALevel I — Full
Nov 11, 2025NVLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2025CTLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2025IALevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 1, 2025MOLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 507 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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