CSA
UnknownUSDOT 3370051· CARRIER· EIN 84-3605044
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PENNWEST SPECIALIZED CONTRACTING INC

628 BARKEYVILLE RD, GROVE CITY, PA, 16127(724) 458-7740office@pennwestinc.comGERALD BROWN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

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

3
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • PA3

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

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

1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

3
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

4 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 incomplete vehicle 1 trailer
2012 FORD F-550
1FD0W5HT4CEB25788· ZYP0569 PA
2016 FORD F-550
1FD0W5HT5GEC40342· ZYP0568 PA
2023 FORD F-550
1FDUF5HT8PDA06543· AH81720 PA
2026 APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC. Appalachian Trailers Inc.
7SGBH2529TS000723· PT197Z2 PA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
15
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
15
8 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi15 drivers
Company officer
GERALD BROWN
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2019-12-14
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 15 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers.

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 officers with 21 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

21
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
21
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BROWN & SCHAEFER (USDOT 1591432, registered 2007) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 21
1
APPALACHIAN WELL DRILLING INC
USDOT 3531227Active· NEWLAND, NC
Strong
Officer
2
BROWN & SCHAEFER
USDOT 1591432Inactive· GILLIAM, MO
Strong
Officer
3
BROWN PUMP & SEPTIC INC
USDOT 2065477Inactive· KIMBALL, NE
Strong
Officer
4
DPI SPECIALTY FOODS MID ATLANTIC INC
USDOT 331452Inactive· UPPER MARLBORO, MD
Strong
Officer
5
G BROWN CARGO TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4102743Inactive· MCDONOUGH, GA
Strong
Officer
6
GB SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3738458Inactive· RIVERSIDE, CA
Strong
Officer
7
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 1613914Inactive· BLOUNTSVILLE, AL
Strong
Officer
8
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 1860218Inactive· ROCKLEDGE, FL
Strong
Officer
9
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 1233868Inactive· JAMESTOWN, NM
Strong
Officer
10
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 292238Inactive· WOODRUFF, SC
Strong
Officer
11
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 2362340Inactive· SO CHARLESTON, OH
Strong
Officer
12
GERALD BROWN
USDOT 2394799Active· PRINCETON, ME
Strong
Officer
13
GWB TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3216383Active· WINDER, GA
Strong
Officer
14
JSB TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 4053941Active· VERMILLION, SD
Strong
Officer
15
MGP TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1303872Inactive· SEVERN, MD
Strong
Officer
16
RELIABLE TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2726895Inactive· WALDORF, MD
Strong
Officer
17
RENAISSANCE TRANSPORT LTD
USDOT 1619986Active· BRANDON, MB
Strong
Officer
18
ROCHELLE PARK AUTO BODY INC
USDOT 740403Inactive· ROCHELLE PARK, NJ
Strong
Officer
19
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2278992Inactive· SANDY, UT
Strong
Officer
20
SUN BURST DAIRY LLC
USDOT 1377209Active· BELLEVIILE, WI
Strong
Officer
21
VB XPRESS
USDOT 3501465Active· MANNING, SC
Strong
Officer

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

2 events
  1. 04/17/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 12/14/2019Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-04-17
Reported mileage
359,961 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 9:36 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.