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Company CheckWALT ELSER TRK · DOT 487006

DBA: WALTER R ELSER

1468 UPPER DUMMERSTON ROAD, BRATTLEBORO, VT, 05301

DOT# 487006 MC# 290069 Brattleboro, Vermont 31 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

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

Safety & compliance 3

Oct 8, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 2, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1468 UPPER DUMMERSTON ROAD, BRATTLEBORO, VT, 05301

Mailing Address1035 SOUTH ST, DALTON, MA, 01226

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC290069

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 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 7 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 14 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,397,826 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 10/13/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #PRA9472630

Last checked10/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1,397,826 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15006/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

6 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Oct 2025, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
10/15/2024	SOUTH BURLINGTON	VT	0	0	1	2	-	-	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 3 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

Unsafe Driving 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 (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/08/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARENDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKET	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DORSET EMERALD LAKE PULLOFF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEICESTER	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FERRISBURGH	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEICESTER	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	MORRISTOWN	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERFORD	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. HOLLY / STATION RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$1,000,000	09/23/2002	03/08/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$0	09/23/2002	03/08/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	410687	$0	08/18/1995	03/08/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	410687	$750,000	08/18/1995	03/08/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$1,000,000	05/20/2002	09/23/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$0	05/20/2002	09/23/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0050271	$750,000	04/14/2015	03/08/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0052120	$750,000	03/08/2016	04/03/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0052120	$750,000	03/08/2016	03/08/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0050271	$750,000	03/08/2015	04/14/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0044573	$750,000	03/08/2014	03/08/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0040154	$750,000	03/08/2013	03/08/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9472630	$0	03/08/2010	01/12/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9472630	$750,000	03/08/2010	01/12/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632585	$0	03/08/2009	03/08/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632585	$750,000	03/08/2009	03/08/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632191	$0	03/08/2008	03/08/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632191	$750,000	03/08/2008	03/08/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631678	$1,000,000	03/08/2007	03/08/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631678	$0	03/08/2007	03/08/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631163	$0	03/08/2006	03/08/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631163	$1,000,000	03/08/2006	03/08/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C322324	$0	03/08/2005	03/08/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	457536	$750,000	03/08/2005	03/08/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$0	03/08/2002	05/20/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325417	$1,000,000	03/08/2002	05/20/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPI0005122	$1,000,000	03/08/2001	03/08/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPI0005122	$0	03/08/2001	03/08/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA018031	$0	03/08/2000	03/08/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA018031	$750,000	03/08/2000	03/08/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA015792	$0	03/08/1999	03/08/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA015792	$750,000	03/08/1999	03/08/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA012930	$0	03/08/1998	03/08/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA012930	$750,000	03/08/1998	03/08/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	415468	$0	03/08/1997	03/08/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	KS 0002737	$750,000	03/08/1996	04/07/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	KS 0002737	$750,000	03/08/1996	03/08/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	415436	$0	03/08/1996	03/08/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	415 436	$0	03/08/1996	03/08/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	410687	$750,000	03/08/1995	08/18/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	410687	$0	03/08/1995	08/18/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9472630	$750,000	01/12/2011	03/08/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2010
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2010
MC290069	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/10/1995	-	-
MC290069	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/28/1995	-	-
MC290069	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/24/1996	-	-
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/1996
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2015
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2015
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/11/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2008
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/11/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2008
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2016
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2016
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/07/2014
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/07/2014
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2015
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2015
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2010
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2010
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2009
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2009
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/08/2007
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/08/2007
MC290069	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2006
MC290069	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2006

No revocation records.

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66/100

Good

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 66

−17

−10

Starts at 100−34 totalFinal 66

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 10/13/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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.

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Inspection Records (9)

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