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Company CheckMICHAEL R SULFARO · DOT 670378

DBA: M SULFARO TRUCKING

20 FREITAS LANE, FORESTDALE, RI, 02824

DOT# 670378 MC# 534258 Forestdale, Rhode Island 20 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Feb 13, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Feb 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 10, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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

Company Information

Legal NameMICHAEL R SULFARO

DBA NameM SULFARO TRUCKING

DOT Number670378

MC Number534258

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationForestdale, Rhode Island

Added12/20/1996

MCS-15012/19/2024

Contact Details

Phone(508) 922-1296

Email[email protected]

Physical Address20 FREITAS LANE, FORESTDALE, RI, 02824

Mailing AddressPO BOX 635, FORESTDALE, RI, 02824

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC534258

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Company Overview

MICHAEL R SULFARO is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Forestdale, Rhode Island. The company has been in operation for 20 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/20/1996. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 60,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, MICHAEL R SULFARO maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MICHAEL R SULFARO has a Trust Score of 100/100 (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 Mileage60,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective10/23/2024

CompanyACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAA 5576738

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage60,000 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15012/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Feb 2026, 2 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 2 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 1 violation · 0 OOS

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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/13/2026	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROVIDENCE RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARWICK RI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA975293683	$1,000,000	11/30/2023	02/13/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	PIL: 9665335	$750,000	09/17/2006	06/22/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	SAP 1077915595	$1,000,000	09/17/2005	09/17/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04654802	$750,000	03/24/2010	07/17/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04654801	$750,000	03/24/2009	03/24/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07062101	$750,000	03/03/2012	07/05/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06587101	$750,000	03/03/2011	03/03/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	PGC10009665335	$750,000	02/18/2009	03/24/2009	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC534258	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/24/2005	REVOKED	09/25/2006
MC534258	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/08/2011	REVOKED	07/11/2012
MC534258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2010
MC534258	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/20/2009	REVOKED	07/26/2010
MC534258	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/07/2025	-	-

No revocation records.

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

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)	−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.