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USDOT 856735MC377933

Pinnacle — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

26 years (granted 2000)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

155 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

Pinnacle Transportation Systems Inc

DBA

Pinnacle

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2206 Toledo Road, Elkhart, IN 46516

Phone

(574) 294-6200

Power units

86

Drivers

80

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC377933

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Household Goods Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Household Goods Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Household Goods Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/06/2015 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/10/2015
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 07/06/2015 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/10/2015
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/06/2012 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/08/2012
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 07/06/2012 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/08/2012
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/21/2011 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/27/2011
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/21/2011 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/27/2011

Insurance filings

91X — Obsidian Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 155 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

31.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 155 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

darcy.chandler@pinnacletransport.com — company domain

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Domain age

pinnacletransport.com registered 2003-01-10 (23 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

0

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: MT 03/2026 · IN 11/2025 · MN 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 292025: 522024: 612023: 13
Level II — Walk-around: 71Level III — Driver-only: 58Level I — Full: 26
DateStateLevel
Jul 6, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026WILevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025CTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2025CTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025INLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025ILLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2025MILevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 25, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Jan 4, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2024SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2024WYLevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024NHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2024VTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 15, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 14, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2024DELevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 155 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFourHQ), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFourHQ is not affiliated with FMCSA.