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88 GOLD LEDGE AVE SUITE # 3, AUBURN, NH, 03032

DOT# 2257946 MC# MC-810686 Auburn, New Hampshire

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address88 GOLD LEDGE AVE SUITE # 3, AUBURN, NH, 03032

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC810686

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property) Hazardous Materials

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 .54 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .02 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .14 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.54 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage812,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/03/2012

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet60 units

Drivers40

Mileage812,000 mi

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total46

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total37

Out of Service5

OOS Rate13.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total32

OOS1

OOS Rate3.1% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 10/03/2012 | Rated: 10/22/2012

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections43

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000095558231	$3,000,000	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000198812231	$2,000,000	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	H08724714	$750,000	12/21/2012	12/31/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000020264	$4,000,000	08/01/2013	12/21/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC810686	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/06/2024
MC810686	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/07/2013	-	-

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−3

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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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