Penn & Sons Towing — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
28 years (granted 1998)
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Elmer R Penn
DBA
Penn & Sons Towing
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2120 4th Ave #9, Los Angeles, CA 90018
Phone
(323) 216-6475
Power units
2
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC331857
Common: None · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 07/08/2009 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/10/2009
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/07/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/09/2000
Email & web forensics
On-file email
erpenn@prodigy.net — company domain
Domain age
prodigy.net registered 1995-09-09 (31 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 11/2003 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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Recent coverage
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