Plunkett Dist Co Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
64 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Plunkett Dist Co Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1010 South Y Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901-5922
Phone
(479) 782-2190
Power units
34
Drivers
34
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
1.6%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 64 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
7.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 64 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
tsmith@plunkettdistributing.com — company domain
Domain age
plunkettdistributing.com registered 2002-06-13 (24 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
4
Reportable crashes
4
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TX 10/2025 · OK 07/2025 · OK 07/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 12, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2026 | OK | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2026 | OK | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | OK | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Apr 28, 2026 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 12, 2026 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 13, 2026 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 6, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Nov 26, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 10, 2025 | AR | Level I — Full |
| Oct 23, 2025 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 16, 2025 | OK | Level I — Full |
| Sep 10, 2025 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 5, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2025 | AR | Level I — Full |
| Jul 9, 2025 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 30, 2025 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 16, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 13, 2025 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 10, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2025 | OK | Level I — Full |
| Apr 25, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 15, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 2, 2025 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 10, 2025 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2025 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 4, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 27, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 26, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 8, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 17, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 26, 2024 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 23, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 10, 2024 | AR | Level I — Full |
| Sep 10, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 30, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 15, 2024 | AR | Level I — Full |
| Aug 5, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 10, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 26, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 24, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 24, 2024 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 1, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 25, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 22, 2024 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 22, 2024 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 20, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 10, 2024 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 21, 2023 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 19, 2023 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 19, 2023 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 13, 2023 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 28, 2023 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 5, 2023 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 31, 2023 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 25, 2023 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 13, 2023 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 64 of 64 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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