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ADAMS MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckADAMS MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 152919

631 WALK HILL ST, BOSTON, MA, 02126

DOT# 152919 MC# 165839 Boston, Massachusetts 43 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameADAMS MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT Number152919

MC Number165839

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationBoston, Massachusetts

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15011/13/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address631 WALK HILL ST, BOSTON, MA, 02126

Mailing Address631 WALK HILL ST, BOSTON, MA, 02126

Other Companies at This Address

Address631 WALK HILL ST, BOSTON, MA 02126

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ADAMS MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC this company	152919	Sign in	Active
MICHAEL K ADAMS	2534883	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC165839

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) Passenger Carrier

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage60,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/16/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

Effective08/17/2020

CompanyTHE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BJDJHY

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage60,000 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/16/2024 | Rated: 05/16/2024

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Oct 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/22/2024	MA	Terminal (Level V)	H-BOSTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	US	Full (Level I)	LYNN MA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2006-01-17	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2006-01-17

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	YT1359	$5,000,000	10/04/2003	07/19/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTA 3700062-01	$5,000,000	09/15/2011	08/17/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTA 3700062-01	$5,000,000	09/15/2011	09/09/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	BDZVBJ	$5,000,000	08/17/2013	08/17/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA164881	$5,000,000	08/17/2012	08/17/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA164881	$5,000,000	08/17/2012	09/25/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTA 3700062-00	$5,000,000	08/17/2010	09/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	02636400003	$1,500,000	07/19/2006	07/19/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	02636400003	$5,000,000	07/19/2006	08/17/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	XM7097	$5,000,000	07/19/2002	10/04/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	A98031	$5,000,000	02/04/1993	07/19/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC165839	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/12/1983	REVOKED	07/25/2006
MC165839	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/1988
MC165839	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/02/2011	-	-
MC165839	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/02/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2011
MC165839	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/20/1989
MC165839	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/13/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/17/2012
MC165839	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021

No revocation records.

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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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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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