PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC

USDOT 856735 · Doing business as PINNACLE

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (86 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT856735
MC NumberMC-377933
Fleet86 power units
Drivers80
Phone5742946200
LocationElkhart, IN

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileClear Blue Insurance Company
  • Coverage gapsNone detected
  • Out-of-service rate33% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Linked registrations8 share this carrier's phone or address

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Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number856735
MC NumberMC-377933
Legal NamePINNACLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
DBA NamePINNACLE
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone5742946200
Address2206 TOLEDO RD, Elkhart, IN, 46516-5538

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20051018)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerClear Blue Insurance Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2026-06-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Clear Blue Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2026-06-01—
Obsidian Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2024-06-20—

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record4
  • 2012-08-23 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
  • 2026-07-01 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  • 2026-07-01 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  • 2026-07-03 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on file

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
82 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
85 / 100
Driver Fitness
87 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
85 / 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)

Inspections109
Out-of-Service Rate33% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes7 total (1 fatal, 0 with injuries, 7 towaway)
  • 2026-03-17 — MT — towaway
  • 2025-11-06 — IN — towaway
  • 2025-08-26 — MN — 1 fatal, towaway
  • 2025-07-25 — WY — towaway
  • 2025-06-11 — WY — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (30), 20 (28), 12 (18).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Signals

Linked registrations

8 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.

USDOT 1427753 · USDOT 2110569 · USDOT 2235182 · USDOT 2249796 · USDOT 2835989

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)86
Drivers80
Recent Annual Mileage4,650,000
Last MCS-150 Filing20-MAR-25

PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC operates 86 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IN.

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