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PLANET EXPRESS LLC

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Company CheckPLANET EXPRESS LLC · DOT 1636138

DBA: ECONOMY COURIER SERVICE

3 STARR LANE, BETHEL, CT, 06801

DOT# 1636138 MC# 603118 Bethel, Connecticut 16 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jan 15, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Jan 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 6 out-of-service violations.
Jun 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 18, 2024
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address3 STARR LANE, BETHEL, CT, 06801

Mailing AddressPO BOX 577, BETHEL, CT, 06801

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC603118

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 20 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage30,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage30,000 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15001/2024

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

1 · 1 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 1 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 Jan 2026, 2 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 2 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

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/15/2026	NY	Full (Level I)	BREWSTER NY	10	6	1	1	9	5	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANBURY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	RTE 22 S/B	8	1	1	0	7	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 5761133	$750,000	09/09/2008	07/02/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510CSWCSWJKMC10905	$0	08/26/2010	08/26/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY	506008193300001	$750,000	07/24/2012	05/10/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY	1M132693	$0	05/19/2010	08/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UTICA NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	5041225	$1,000,000	05/17/2017	11/09/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY	506008193300001	$750,000	05/17/2015	05/17/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY	506008193300001	$750,000	05/17/2013	05/17/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICAT0002060	$750,000	05/10/2011	05/10/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICAT0001338	$750,000	05/10/2010	05/10/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICEN0001210	$750,000	05/10/2009	05/10/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC603118	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/12/2010	REVOKED	05/16/2012
MC603118	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/26/2017	REVOKED	11/18/2024
MC603118	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/07/2010	REVOKED	09/01/2010
MC603118	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	06/01/2007	-	-
MC603118	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/13/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/11/2011

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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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Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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