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MICHAEL L BRANCH

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Company CheckMICHAEL L BRANCH · DOT 370298

DBA: VARIETY COLLISION

221 WASHINGTON HGWY, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

DOT# 370298 MC# 648069 Smithfield, Rhode Island 18 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameMICHAEL L BRANCH

DBA NameVARIETY COLLISION

DOT Number370298

MC Number648069

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSmithfield, Rhode Island

Added10/18/1989

MCS-15006/11/2025

Contact Details

Phone(401) 231-1800

Fax(401) 233-0277

Email-

Physical Address221 WASHINGTON HGWY, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

Mailing Address221 WASHINGTON HGWY, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC648069

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Company Overview

MICHAEL L BRANCH is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The company has been in operation for 18 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/18/1989. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 5,000 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MICHAEL L BRANCH has a Trust Score of 98/100 (Excellent).

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 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 Mileage5,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

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 Review06/11/2008

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91

Effective04/12/2018

CompanyPHENIX MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #4400045310

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage5,000 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 06/11/2008 | Rated: 06/12/2008

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	BA-6416W518	$1,000,000	04/12/2008	10/19/2018	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-3078M859-TIL	$0	04/12/2008	10/19/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC648069	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/02/2008	REVOKED	10/29/2018
MC648069	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/22/2019	-	-

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

No email address on file−2

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

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.