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AVALANCHE EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckAVALANCHE EXPRESS INC · DOT 1356022

32 COLONIAL DR, PENFIELD, NY, 14526

DOT# 1356022 MC# 520223 Penfield, New York 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address32 COLONIAL DR, PENFIELD, NY, 14526

Mailing Address32 COLONIAL DR, PENFIELD, NY, 14526

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC520223

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 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 3.38 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .15 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.92 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage910,436 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS5.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/23/2016

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective03/26/2022

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN320834

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers11

Mileage910,436 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total39

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total19

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/23/2016

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

11 · 0 OOS -

2024

22 · 0 OOS =

2025

15 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

15 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

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 Jul 2026, 35 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (5.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/10/2023	LAKE STATION	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/08/2023	IR80 mm87el	NV	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	-

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 35 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 8 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 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 (63)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/29/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER UT	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/13/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK NE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB ANTELOPE SCALE	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I79 SB MM 134 DEER CREEK TWP -	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	FULTONVILLE NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	VICTOR NY	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	VERONA NY	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	DONNER PASS IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	OSINO W/B CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUBBARD OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENSBURY NY	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	REGION 3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	WEST UNITY OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENSBURY NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MALONE NY	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SILVER CREEK (EXIT 58)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	T/BELLMONT GARAGE	5	0	2	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	IR80	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PREBLE (NB)	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HASTINGS (SB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER UT	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	NICHOLS (WB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	7	0	1	6	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY WESTBOU	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALDI'S PARKING LOT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 1300 FEET EAST OF MI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALCOUR (NB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN (SB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALCOUR (NB)	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80 W/B ANTELOPE SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALCOUR (NB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HASTINGS (SB)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections34

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0057414	$1,000,000	11/06/2013	03/26/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0057414	$1,000,000	11/06/2013	04/03/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9881207 01	$1,000,000	11/06/2012	11/06/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9880795 01	$1,000,000	11/06/2011	11/06/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9880473 01	$1,000,000	11/06/2010	11/06/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9880134 01	$1,000,000	11/06/2009	11/06/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC4930587 00	$750,000	09/07/2009	11/06/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC4930587 00	$0	09/07/2009	09/07/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-0139P530-TIL-09	$0	09/07/2009	04/24/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	5068881504	$750,000	06/24/2017	03/26/2018	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN640028	$0	05/27/2009	09/07/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN640028	$750,000	05/27/2009	09/07/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN604134	$750,000	04/13/2008	05/25/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN604134	$0	04/13/2008	05/25/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN445198	$1,000,000	04/13/2005	04/13/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN445198	$0	04/13/2005	04/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0097436001	$750,000	03/26/2020	03/26/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003018	$750,000	03/26/2018	03/26/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003018	$750,000	03/26/2018	04/24/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	506-5551504	$750,000	03/26/2017	03/26/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	5068881504	$750,000	03/26/2017	06/24/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN188895	$750,000	03/26/2016	03/26/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881767 02	$750,000	03/26/2015	03/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881767 01	$1,000,000	03/26/2014	03/26/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/10/2009
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2010
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/11/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2011
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/2013
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2012
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/04/2009
MC520223	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/03/2009	-	-
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/06/2017
MC520223	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/22/2005	REVOKED	06/01/2009
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2008
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2014
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/29/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2016
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/20/2018
MC520223	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2015

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (63)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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