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COTTRELL TRUCK LINES INC

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Company CheckCOTTRELL TRUCK LINES INC · DOT 128994

6 HORTON PLACE, WEST HAVEN, CT, 06516

DOT# 128994 MC# 248632 West Haven, Connecticut 34 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 31, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 30, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 17, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address6 HORTON PLACE, WEST HAVEN, CT, 06516

Mailing Address649 ORANGE AVE, MILFORD, CT, 06460

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC248632

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.03 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .42 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .21 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.25 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,772,773 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/28/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0015082001

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet41 units

Drivers40

Mileage4,772,773 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total30

Out of Service2

OOS Rate6.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/28/2024 | Rated: 11/13/2002

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

21 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

13 · 1 OOS =

2026

5 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

4 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 25 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (12% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/31/2025	SOUTHBURY	CT	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dawn
10/30/2024	ORANGE	CT	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/17/2024	MADISON	CT	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/22/2024	Ref Marker:	NY	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/13/2024	ENFIELD	CT	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/22/2023	MIDDLETOWN	CT	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 25 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (42)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/06/2026	ME	Full (Level I)	ME	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALLINGFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-78 W NEAR MM 70.5	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WESTBROOK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON BATH PIKE AT ITS INTERSECTI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	I-78 W EXIT 40	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLLIS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I83 NB MM 33 NEWBERRY TWP - I8	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLLIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH WEST SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I78 E AT ITS INTERSECTION W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I78 E MM 42.3	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-287 N/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	GREENWHICH	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALLINGFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ORANGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH EB	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH SCALE EB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I78 W AT ITS INTERSECTION W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARTFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DANBURY EXIT 2 COMM LOT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	I83 NB MM 33 NEWBERRY TWP - I8	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	YORK - SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-78 WEST AT LEHIGH STREET	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERBURY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-287 NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-NORTHAMPTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	MERIDEN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIGHT SHOULDER, SOUTH OF X25	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DARIEN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN SCALE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTHEAST (NB)	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections27

Unsafe Driving 11 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	R846389	$0	11/17/2005	02/10/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	T602100676	$1,000,000	03/01/1998	03/22/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	T602100676	$1,000,000	03/01/1998	02/10/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LJO0000001	$750,000	02/10/2020	02/10/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0055837	$1,000,000	02/10/2013	02/10/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	TFM 500986	$1,000,000	02/10/2012	02/10/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LM INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT5-Z11-259383-01	$750,000	02/10/2011	02/11/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LM INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT5-Z11-259383-01	$750,000	02/10/2011	02/10/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT7-Z11-259383-01	$750,000	02/10/2010	02/10/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	790001760	$0	02/10/2007	03/13/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AT2-111-259383-01	$750,000	02/10/2007	02/10/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHV8750031	$0	02/10/2006	02/10/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTI100227	$1,000,000	02/10/2005	02/10/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTI100227	$1,000,000	02/10/2005	02/10/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM06904661	$0	02/10/2004	02/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	429933	$1,000,000	02/10/2004	02/10/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	389737	$1,000,000	02/10/2003	02/10/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	MT613373	$0	02/10/2002	02/10/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	376515	$1,000,000	02/10/2002	02/10/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT650195	$1,000,000	02/10/2001	02/10/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	TPA200093	$1,000,000	02/10/1995	03/01/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	HO5923955	$1,000,000	02/10/1993	04/06/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	2084047177	$750,000	02/09/2006	03/17/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	2084047177	$750,000	02/09/2006	02/10/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	R846389	$0	02/01/2005	11/17/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	R846389	$0	02/01/2005	12/09/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC248632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/26/1992	-	-
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/20/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/01/2007
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/19/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2004
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/1993
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/17/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/2012
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/17/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/10/2006
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2024
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/2013
MC248632	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/07/2005

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 41 vehicles (~0.12 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 41 vehicles (~0.12 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

COTTRELL TRUCK LINES INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (42)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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