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Company CheckW L FRENCH EXCAVATING CORPORATION · DOT 398426

14 STERLING ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA, 01862

DOT# 398426 MC# 498898 North Billerica, Massachusetts 21 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Jun 26, 2026

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137

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 6, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 26, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 6

May 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 23, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(978) 663-2623

Fax(978) 663-5240

Email[email protected]

Physical Address14 STERLING ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA, 01862

Mailing Address14 STERLING ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA, 01862

Other Companies at This Address

Address14 STERLING ROAD, NORTH BILLERICA, MA 01862

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
J L FRENCH TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	1566638	(978) 600-2103	Active
W L FRENCH EXCAVATING CORPORATION this company	398426	(978) 663-2623 shared ×3	Active
W L FRENCH III TRUCKING COMPANY LLC	4339097	(978) 663-2623 shared ×3	Active
W L FRENCH JR TRUCKING COMPANY	1295809	(978) 663-2623 shared ×3	Active

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 PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC498898

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

All Docket Numbers

MC498898

Company Overview

W L FRENCH EXCAVATING CORPORATION is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in North Billerica, Massachusetts. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/27/1990. The fleet consists of 137 power units and 47 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,527,224 miles (2024). The carrier transports Building Materials, Machinery, Large Objects, Construction and 1 other categories. 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 20 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $2,000,000 is on file through ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, W L FRENCH EXCAVATING CORPORATION has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Building MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsConstructionStone/Gravel

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 .91 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .38 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 Mileage1,527,224 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP 9543796

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet137 units

Drivers47

Mileage1,527,224 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

12 · 1 OOS -

2024

12 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

7 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

0 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 May 2026, 21 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (9.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/22/2025	PAWTUCKET	RI	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/23/2024	QUINCY	MA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
03/11/2024	MEDFORD	MA	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2023	CAMBRIDGE	MA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (41)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/27/2026	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROVIDENCE RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	NY	Full (Level I)	PALMYRA NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	RI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXETER RI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	RI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SMITHFIELD RI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	LINCOLN RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DEDHAM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SEEKONK	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-QUINCY	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DEDHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SWANSEA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW HAMPTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANTERBURY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BOYLSTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SOUTHBOROUGH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CANTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BURLINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BURLINGTON	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIDNEY - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	COVENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANBORNTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-WALTHAM	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S-SALEM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTMINSTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CANTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-BOXFORD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTMINSTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-SAUGUS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-DEDHAM	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTERBURY	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LEE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LINCOLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BRAINTREE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ONTARIO CENTER RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTERBURY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	DTAO-810-463D8933-TIL-05	$1,000,000	11/10/2005	01/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	22623400000	$750,000	04/26/2005	11/10/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	22623400000	$750,000	04/26/2005	01/05/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	08 UEA AY7124	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	01/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	08 UEA AY7312	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	01/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	08 UEA AY7312	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	07/24/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC498898	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/2005
MC498898	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2022
MC498898	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/12/2005	-	-

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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) knockout	−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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Inspection Records (41)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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