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USDOT 331796MC208801

Putnam Trucking Operations Company Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

38 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

237 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

Putnam Trucking Operations Company Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

11970 N 900th Street, Effingham, IL 62401

Phone

(217) 240-0283

Power units

33

Drivers

34

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC208801

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None · ⚠ Revocation pending

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Canal Insurance Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 237 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

15.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 237 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

pti@putnamtrucking.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

7

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IL 05/2026 · IN 10/2025 · KY 05/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 322025: 992024: 762023: 30
Level III — Driver-only: 110Level II — Walk-around: 80Level I — Full: 47
DateStateLevel
Aug 3, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026INLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Mar 21, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 15, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 12, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jan 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Dec 10, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Nov 17, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025WVLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 5, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025INLevel I — Full
Sep 7, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Sep 3, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2025FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025ILLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 237 inspections on file.

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