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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 1855077· MC671525· CARRIER· EIN 26-4263456
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PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION LLC

4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21227(410) 247-0800gfunk@cowansystem.comHERMAN E FUK JR
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
45
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not active

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
broker authority
Registered
17 yrs
since 02/16/2009
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.
  • Bond has changed hands 3 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC671525

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Inactive
Contract
Inactive
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
On file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 03/01/2009
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy TRK 5223608
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/01/2008
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy TRK 9137407
ON FILECargo — BMC-34eff 09/01/2008
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 5106716
Authority history (3) ▾
10/07/2009PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDREVOKED (11/19/2010)
03/06/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (11/19/2010)
03/06/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (11/19/2010)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7)
  1. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND$1MCancelled
    SURETY · eff 08/12/201012/22/2010
  2. OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    SURETY · eff 09/22/200909/22/2010
  3. OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY$1MReplaced
    SURETY · eff 09/22/200908/12/2010
  4. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$4.8MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 05/01/200803/28/2009
  5. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$3MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/200803/01/2009
  6. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$4.8MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 05/01/200805/01/2008
  7. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/200805/01/2008

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · % of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
3
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
65
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
50
50 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
4M mi
reported 2010
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi50 drivers
Company officer
HERMAN E FUK JR
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2009-02-16
Last MCS-150 update
2013-07-08
Census status
I

Fleet: 65 trucks · 65 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or phone numbers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

8
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 3
COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLC
USDOT 215194Active· BALTIMORE, MD
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC
USDOT 548880Active· BALTIMORE, MD
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress
COWAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 917652Active· BALTIMORE, MD
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

14 events
  1. 07/08/2013MCS-150 update filed

    4.0M mi reported (2010)

  2. 12/22/2010Insurance cancelled — FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND

    SURETY · policy LPM7617644

  3. 09/22/2010Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY

    SURETY · policy RLI 633456

  4. 08/12/2010Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY

    SURETY · policy RLI 633456

  5. 10/07/2009PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/19/2010)

  6. 03/28/2009Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy TRK 9137407

  7. 03/06/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/19/2010)

  8. 03/06/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/19/2010)

  9. 03/01/2009Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TRK 5223608

  10. 03/01/2009Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP 5223588

  11. 02/16/2009Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  12. 09/01/2008Insurance filed — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

    Cargo — BMC-34 · policy 5106716

  13. 05/01/2008Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TRK 9137407

  14. 05/01/2008Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy TRK 9137407

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2013-07-08
Reported mileage
4,000,000 mi (2010)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 2:41 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.