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R BUTCH HARKNESS

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Company CheckR BUTCH HARKNESS · DOT 711741

DBA: B L HARKNESS TRUCKING

3717 THOMPSON HILL ROAD, GILLETT, PA, 16925

DOT# 711741 MC# 349678 Gillett, Pennsylvania 27 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameR BUTCH HARKNESS

DBA NameB L HARKNESS TRUCKING

DOT Number711741

MC Number349678

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationGillett, Pennsylvania

Added10/29/1997

MCS-15008/06/2025

Contact Details

Phone(570) 596-3401

Email-

Physical Address3717 THOMPSON HILL ROAD, GILLETT, PA, 16925

Mailing Address3717 THOMPSON HILL ROAD, GILLETT, PA, 16925

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC349678

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 years

Company Overview

R BUTCH HARKNESS is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Gillett, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 27 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/29/1997. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 19,524 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, R BUTCH HARKNESS 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 Mileage19,524 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 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

Effective08/06/2020

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA02437048

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage19,524 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7608447098-991	$1,000,000	10/17/1999	08/26/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7608448098-981	$750,000	10/17/1998	10/17/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7608448098-981	$0	10/17/1998	04/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001897004	$750,000	08/06/2017	08/06/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001897001	$750,000	08/06/2013	08/06/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0001897001	$750,000	08/06/2012	08/06/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC349678	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/27/2012	-	-
MC349678	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/12/1999	REVOKED	09/06/2011

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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.