PENDER GRAIN INC

USDOT 780519MC-Docket MC551274PENDER, NE
Review before tendering17 power units

PENDER GRAIN INC (USDOT 780519) in PENDER, NE — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2011-10-26) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2011-10-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.13
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.5

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
11
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
12
Years in business
28
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
2 times last 2011-10-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-10
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

16
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
18
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-09 → 2025-12-08.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
11 0 2025-05-07
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
4 0 2025-05-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-02-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-09-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2025-03-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-02-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-05-07 IA · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-03-31 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2025-02-10 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-02-10 IA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2024-12-12 SD · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2024-05-13 IA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2024-02-22 SD · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2023-12-11 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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