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WATERS EXCAVATION INC

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Company CheckWATERS EXCAVATION INC · DOT 2261031

5013 RT 44, BROWNSVILLE, VT, 05037

DOT# 2261031 MC# 1527888 Brownsville, Vermont 3 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

8 events tracked · latest Oct 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Nov 2, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5013 RT 44, BROWNSVILLE, VT, 05037

Mailing AddressPO BOX 230, PERKINSVILLE, VT, 05089

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1527888

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

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 .84 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .19 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.85 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage779,229 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/18/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/17/2026

CompanyACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAA 5672090

Last checked10/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet42 units

Drivers18

Mileage779,229 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total28

Out of Service2

OOS Rate7.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total20

Out of Service8

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/18/2025

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

21 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

11 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

2 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 Aug 2026, 20 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 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
06/08/2026	WALLINGFORD	VT	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/08/2026	WALLINGFORD	VT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

43 roadside violations across 20 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 28 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 1 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 (40)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/19/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2026	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPRINGFIELD NB RA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BARRE CITY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	LYNDONVILLE	6	1	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	VT	Full (Level I)	WHITE RIVER NB RA	8	3	0	0	8	3	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	US	Full (Level I)	HARTFORD VT	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSTOWN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSTOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SWANZEY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLISTON RA NB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	VT	Full (Level I)	HARTFORD	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	US	Full (Level I)	HARTFORD VT	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANDOLPH SB RA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARLBORO	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	VT	Full (Level I)	COVENTRY SB RA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	RANDOLPH NB RA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANDOLPH NB RA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLCHESTER NB WS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	NH	Full (Level I)	KEENE BY MAPLE AVE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHITE RIVER SB RA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	KILLINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTERBURY	10	3	0	0	10	3	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	RUTLAND	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BARRE TOWN	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BARRE TOWN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	RANDOLPH @ EXIT 4	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERBURY REST AREA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	GEORGIA	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLCHESTER SB WS	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEENE	7	1	4	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	GUILFORD TRUCK CHECK AREA	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	ORWELL	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BARRE TOWN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections26

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2013-09-03	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2020-10-30

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2637213	$750,000	05/28/2025	05/28/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2637213	$750,000	05/28/2025	07/05/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2637213	$1,000,000	05/28/2025	10/03/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2637213	$1,000,000	05/28/2025	11/02/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAA 5253239	$750,000	03/13/2023	05/28/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1527888	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/04/2023	-	-

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.1429% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.1429% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

WATERS EXCAVATION INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (40)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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