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WILLIAM T GARDNER & SONS INC

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Company CheckWILLIAM T GARDNER & SONS INC · DOT 687044

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

16 ACCESS RD, CHESTER, ME, 04457

DOT# 687044 MC# 1778095 Chester, Maine

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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 Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 24, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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 Address16 ACCESS RD, CHESTER, ME, 04457

Mailing AddressPO BOX 189, LINCOLN, ME, 04457

Other Companies at This Address

Address16 ACCESS RD, CHESTER, ME 04457

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
WILLIAM T GARDNER & SONS INC this company	687044	Sign in	Active
NORTHERN MAINE FIREWOOD LLC	3607832	Sign in	Inactive

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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 1.62 · 8 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 6.23 · 21 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,306,615 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/10/2020

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

CompanyFIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC

Policy #CAA 0364211

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet49 units

Drivers33

Mileage2,306,615 mi

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total58

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total33

Out of Service11

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/10/2020

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

11 · 4 OOS -

2024

32 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

28 · 9 OOS ▲

2026

19 · 4 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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, 55 inspections, 14 resulted in out-of-service (25.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 17 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
07/07/2026	FARMINGTON	ME	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
04/24/2026	HODGDON	ME	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/08/2025	MILO	ME	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

64 roadside violations across 55 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 45 violations · 17 OOS

Unsafe Driving 18 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (90)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	ME	Full (Level I)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ME	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	ME	Full (Level I)	ME	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HODGDON	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	TOPSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	SKOWHEGAN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	TOPSFIELD	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILTON	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	9	1	0	9	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARMINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAILEYVILLE (NOT WOODLAND)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOPSFIELD	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	4	1	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	5	3	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ENFIELD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANFORTH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANFORTH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORRIDGEWOCK	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ENFIELD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOPSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOPSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAILEYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW SHARON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILO	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORRIDGEWOCK	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	7	0	0	7	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORRIDGEWOCK	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENBUSH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2024	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	ME	Full (Level I)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRADFORD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOWLAND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	PALMYRA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	4	2	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections60

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 21 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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92/100

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 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

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

Operating history unknown−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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

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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Crash Records (3)

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Inspection Records (90)

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