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JOHN H KENNISON

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Company CheckJOHN H KENNISON · DOT 715720

DBA: KENNISON TRANSPORT

92 HIGHLAND AVE, NEWPORT, VT, 05855

DOT# 715720 MC# 222779 Newport, Vermont 36 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 Jul 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address92 HIGHLAND AVE, NEWPORT, VT, 05855

Mailing Address92 HIGHLAND AVE, NEWPORT, VT, 05855

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC222779

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/01/2017

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA 5828709

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15004/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 1 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 Jul 2026, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 5 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 2 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/01/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIR HAVEN SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLCHESTER NB WS	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ORWELL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BETHEL / STOCKBRIDGE LINE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	I20162776	$0	12/04/1997	02/01/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	KS 0004053	$1,000,000	11/12/1997	02/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	KS 0004053	$1,000,000	11/12/1997	11/12/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306 5202	$1,000,000	10/31/1996	03/22/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN3065202	$1,000,000	09/29/1997	11/12/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN3065202	$1,000,000	09/29/1997	12/19/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306 52 02	$1,000,000	08/02/1997	09/29/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306-52 02	$1,000,000	06/30/1997	08/02/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306 5202	$1,000,000	06/15/1996	10/31/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306-52-02	$1,000,000	03/22/1997	06/30/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	ARN 306-52-02	$1,000,000	03/22/1996	06/15/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	IO 75 78 01 5	$0	03/22/1996	02/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN 013879	$1,000,000	03/22/1994	03/22/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN 013879	$0	03/22/1994	03/22/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0052095	$750,000	02/01/2016	03/02/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0052095	$750,000	02/01/2016	02/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0048495	$750,000	02/01/2015	02/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0048494	$750,000	02/01/2015	02/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0044549	$750,000	02/01/2014	02/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	GLA5991769	$750,000	02/01/2011	02/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN584368	$750,000	02/01/2008	03/03/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN584368	$750,000	02/01/2008	02/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN584368	$0	02/01/2008	12/20/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023774	$0	02/01/2007	02/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0023774	$750,000	02/01/2007	02/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	466589	$750,000	02/01/2006	02/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	440593	$1,000,000	02/01/2005	02/01/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 674-32-18	$0	02/01/2005	02/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM06904412	$0	02/01/2004	01/26/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	2051664436	$750,000	02/01/2004	02/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM06904412	$0	02/01/2004	02/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN382934	$1,000,000	02/01/2003	02/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN382934	$0	02/01/2003	02/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC650018-2	$0	02/01/2002	02/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT650043-2	$1,000,000	02/01/2002	02/01/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC650018-01	$0	02/01/2001	02/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT650043-01	$1,000,000	02/01/2001	02/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT650043	$1,000,000	02/01/2000	02/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC650018	$0	02/01/2000	02/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC650018	$0	02/01/2000	02/01/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	422739	$0	02/01/1999	02/01/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	422739	$1,000,000	02/01/1999	02/01/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT 649 990	$0	02/01/1998	02/01/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	I20162776	$0	02/01/1997	12/21/1997	Transferred
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 674-32-16	$0	01/26/2005	02/01/2005	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC222779	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/26/1997	-	-
MC222779	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/26/1997	-	-
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/1990
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/10/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/1994
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/10/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/1994
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/17/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/1991
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/17/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/1991
MC222779	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/11/1991	TRANSFERRED	11/26/1997
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/1997
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/1997
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/1996
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/1996
MC222779	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/13/1990	TRANSFERRED	11/26/1997
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2008
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2008
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2014
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2014
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2016
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2016
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2015
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2015
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2007
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2007
MC222779	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2006
MC222779	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2006

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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 (5)

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