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MELANSON TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckMELANSON TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 840547

221 MAIN ST, NASHUA, NH, 03060

DOT# 840547 MC# 466523 Nashua, New Hampshire 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 18, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 10, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address221 MAIN ST, NASHUA, NH, 03060

Mailing Address32 RIVERBEND RD, NEW MARKET, NH, 03857

Other Companies at This Address

Address221 MAIN ST, NASHUA, NH 03060

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MELANSON TRANSPORTATION INC this company	840547	Sign in	Active
NEW ENGLAND GENERAL COURIERS LLC	4560318	Sign in	Active

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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC466523

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 1.75 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.25 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage236,681 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

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/17/2026

CompanyFEDERATED RESERVE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1961709

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers8

Mileage236,681 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total3

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

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 May 2025, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

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
05/23/2025	EPPING	NH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 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

Vehicle Maintenance 16 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/23/2025	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EPPING	2	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOOKSETT INSPECTION PULLOFF	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DURHAM	17	3	1	16	3	-	▲Detail
12/09/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-PEABODY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631996	$1,000,000	11/14/2007	02/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631996	$1,000,000	10/15/2007	11/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0696668	$1,000,000	10/01/2016	10/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA0190135	$1,000,000	10/01/2016	10/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA0190135	$1,000,000	10/01/2016	10/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGT000219615	$3,000,000	10/01/2015	10/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAXT000219615	$1,900,000	10/01/2015	10/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCT000219615	$100,000	10/01/2015	10/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCT000219615	$100,000	10/01/2015	10/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA5991743	$1,000,000	10/01/2010	10/29/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA5991743	$1,000,000	10/01/2010	10/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632755	$1,000,000	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL632435	$1,000,000	10/01/2008	10/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631996	$750,000	10/01/2007	10/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631996	$750,000	10/01/2007	11/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631472	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	10/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL630943	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL630524	$1,000,000	10/01/2004	09/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL0630195	$1,000,000	10/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL630524	$1,000,000	09/01/2005	10/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL631996	$1,000,000	02/01/2008	10/01/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC466523	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/22/2003	REVOKED	10/09/2007
MC466523	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/16/2007	-	-
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/2015
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2010
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/2016
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2005
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2006
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/22/2009
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2008
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/11/2005
MC466523	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2008

No revocation records.

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 7/17/2026.

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%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 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.

MELANSON TRANSPORTATION INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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