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SOUND ADVICE LLC

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

376 DRY BRIDGE RD SUITE F1, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, 02852-5239

DOT# 3233647 North Kingstown, Rhode Island

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Jul 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

Phone(401) 280-1500

Email[email protected]

Physical Address376 DRY BRIDGE RD SUITE F1, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, 02852-5239

Mailing Address376 DRY BRIDGE RD SUITE F1, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, 02852-5239

Other Companies at This Address

Address376 DRY BRIDGE RD SUITE F1, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852-5239

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BLUEPOINT INC	4415062	(401) 379-0039	Active
COMPLETELY CUSTOM LLC	3274274	(401) 595-2123	Active
MGM EXPRESS MOVERS INC	1167091	(401) 722-9992	Active
SOUND ADVICE LLC this company	3233647	(401) 280-1500	Active
CSC PROTOTYPING LLC	4018709	(401) 304-5522	Inactive
THE NORTH KINGSTOWN MARKETING COMPANY	3062028	(401) 533-0913	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

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Company Overview

SOUND ADVICE LLC is a FMCSA-validated private carrier based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, SOUND ADVICE LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SOUND ADVICE LLC has a Trust Score of 97/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers5

Mileage10,000 mi

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

2025

2 · 2 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 2025 — 2 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 2 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 8 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/08/2025 ▼	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CANTON	4	1	0	0	4	1	-
Violations (4) 392.9BA-INACTIVE — CFR 392.9BA-INACTIVE OOS 396.9D2-FTF — CFR 396.9D2-FTF Non-OOS 390.19B2-BIENNIAL — CFR 390.19B2-BIENNIAL Non-OOS 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/14/2025 ▼	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-MANSFIELD	6	1	0	0	6	1	-
Violations (6) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.9BA-INACTIVE — CFR 392.9BA-INACTIVE OOS 392.2-SLLUCR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLUCR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−3

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers — a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

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