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Company CheckDEXTER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC · DOT 1863751

959 JOHN STARK HWY, NEWPORT, NH, 03773

DOT# 1863751 MC# 689798 Newport, New Hampshire 16 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

4 events tracked · latest Jun 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(603) 558-2525

Email-

Physical Address959 JOHN STARK HWY, NEWPORT, NH, 03773

Mailing AddressPO BOX 327, CLAREMONT, NH, 03743

Other Companies at This Address

Address959 JOHN STARK HWY, NEWPORT, NH 03773

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DEXTER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC this company	1863751	(603) 558-2525	Active
KEY MARKETING INC	1378985	(603) 863-2882	Active
LAROCQUE TRUCKING LLC	4232567	(603) 558-2525	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

DocketMC689798

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 years

Company Overview

DEXTER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Newport, New Hampshire. The company has been in operation for 16 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/11/2009. The fleet consists of 7 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 51,000 miles (2022). With zero crashes across 24 inspections, DEXTER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DEXTER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC has a Trust Score of 88/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage51,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS55.6% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/13/2018

CompanyTHE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAM9063358

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers6

Mileage51,000 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service1

OOS Rate6.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service5

OOS Rate55.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

2023

6 · 4 OOS —

2024

10 · 3 OOS ▼

2025

5 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 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 Jun 2026 — 15 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (46.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 15 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 12 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/04/2026 ▼	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	CT	4	1	0	0	4	1	-
Violations (4) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LSLI — CFR 393.9A-LSLI Non-OOS 393.9A-LTSI — CFR 393.9A-LTSI OOS
03/25/2026	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/24/2026 ▼	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWG3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/12/2026 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LSLI — CFR 393.9A-LSLI Non-OOS
12/24/2025 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS
09/03/2025 ▼	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	1	1	1	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 391.41B10-MC — CFR 391.41B10-MC OOS
06/11/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARNER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/24/2025 ▼	VT	Full (Level I)	WHITE RIVER NB RA	3	3	0	0	3	3	-
Violations (3) 393.207A-STCB — CFR 393.207A-STCB OOS 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS
02/03/2025 ▼	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRADFORD	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.134B-CRHLC — CFR 393.134B-CRHLC OOS
12/06/2024 ▼	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEENE (TRUCK LANES N/B)	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
10/30/2024 ▼	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.8A1-HOSP — CFR 395.8A1-HOSP Non-OOS
10/21/2024 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEATHERSFIELD	2	1	1	0	1	1	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLED — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9A-LSLIWR — CFR 393.9A-LSLIWR OOS
08/26/2024 ▼	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	YORK - SCALES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS
08/15/2024 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHARON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 392.9a(a)(1) — CFR 392.9a(a)(1) OOS
07/02/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/30/2024 ▼	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90 EAST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS
04/23/2024 ▼	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDNEY - SCALES	9	0	0	0	9	0	-
Violations (9) 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS
04/19/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	KEENE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/11/2024 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHITE RIVER SB RA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.134 — CFR 393.134 OOS
12/12/2023 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	RYEGATE NB RA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
11/29/2023 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	FERRISBURGH	4	2	0	0	4	2	-
Violations (4) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS
11/03/2023	NH	Full (Level I)	HOOKSETT INSPECTION PULLOFF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/19/2023 ▼	VT	Full (Level I)	SPRINGFIELD SB RA	10	6	2	1	8	5	-
Violations (10) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 383.51(a) — CFR 383.51(a) OOS 393.75(a) — CFR 393.75(a) OOS 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) OOS 393.45(b)(2) — CFR 393.45(b)(2) OOS 393.45 — Brake connections defective Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) OOS 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) Non-OOS
09/01/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	KEENE SB TRUCK LANES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/15/2023 ▼	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHARON NB RA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.130 — CFR 393.130 OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91	BIPD	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 6045531	$0	09/03/2009	06/13/2018	Replaced
91	BIPD	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 6045531	$0	09/03/2009	07/21/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC689798	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2023
MC689798	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/28/2009	-	-
MC689798	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2018

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

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

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

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 55.5556% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 55.5556% 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) knockout	−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 (25)

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