CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
USDOT 316596
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (164 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate6.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 316596 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-367397 |
| Legal Name | CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2568413265 |
| Address | 267 STRICKLIN ROAD, Cullman, AL, 35057 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19980408) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 329 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2025-12-29 — MN — towaway
- 2025-07-18 — FL — 1 injured
- 2025-06-25 — CA — towaway
- 2025-03-27 — CA — towaway
- 2025-02-25 — KY — towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 164 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 177 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 9,231,432 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-JAN-26 |
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY operates 164 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in AL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Cullman, AL
- MCGRIFF TIRE COMPANY INC — USDOT 325274, 257 power units
- MCGRIFF TRANSPORTATION INC — USDOT 64559, 234 power units
- JAMES R SMITH TRUCKING CO INC — USDOT 154913, 48 power units
- CULLMAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE — USDOT 376173, 43 power units
- RUSKEN PACKAGING INC — USDOT 333657, 22 power units
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