Penn Bower Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
24 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Penn Bower Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
143 West Main Street, High Bridge, NJ 08829
Phone
(908) 638-8025
Power units
9
Drivers
5
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
8.3%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 24 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
16.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 24 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
vwendling@pennbower.com — company domain
Domain age
pennbower.com registered 2007-04-02 (19 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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: NJ 05/2026 · NJ 12/2022 · NJ 06/2017 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 19, 2026 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 24, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 23, 2026 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 20, 2026 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 6, 2026 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Jan 7, 2026 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 6, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 1, 2025 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 29, 2025 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 29, 2025 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| May 2, 2025 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 10, 2025 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 23, 2025 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2025 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 30, 2024 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 5, 2024 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 3, 2024 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Jun 12, 2024 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 31, 2024 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 30, 2024 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 18, 2024 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 7, 2024 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 24 of 24 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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