PANEL CRAFT LLC

Doing business as PANEL CRAFT AUTO BODY

Indianapolis, IN · Interstate · 14 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Sep 4, 2024 (2 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1673969: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
25.0%
Only 4 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1673969 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1673969—Pekin Insurance Co.
Policy 006377897 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jul 20, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

8inspections
25.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 4 · Indiana avg 23.1%
37.5%driver out-of-service
3 of 8 · Indiana avg 5.5%
20violations written on inspection reports
8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Feb 26, 2026OH21Yes
Jan 16, 2026IN33No
Jan 14, 2026OH29Yes
Jan 7, 2026IN31No
Dec 15, 2025IN32No
Dec 1, 2025IN32Yes
Nov 4, 2025IN11No
Oct 28, 2025IN21Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Indiana average covers 61,530 vehicle and 111,152 driver inspections of all Indiana-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

10 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 4 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 20 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIndiana share
Driver Fitness3330.0%3.6%
Unsafe Driving3030.0%19.1%
Vehicle Maintenance3130.0%58.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1010.0%18.1%
7 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 38323A2LCDLN
33
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
20
Coupling - Trailer safety devices wire/chain damaged.
Coupling Devices · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39370DCDTSDD
11
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
10
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
10
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A4EEUS
10
Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3969D2FTF
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Indiana column is the mix across all Indiana-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Nov 14, 2025Indianapolis, IN00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number4291209
MC / docketMC1673969
Legal namePANEL CRAFT LLC
DBA namePANEL CRAFT AUTO BODY
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units14
Drivers1
Annual mileage80,000 (2026)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedSep 4, 2024 · 2 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 5, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow Away

Questions about PANEL CRAFT LLC

What does PANEL CRAFT LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1673969: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about PANEL CRAFT LLC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking PANEL CRAFT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4291209. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (317) 731-6621, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1673969, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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