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Company CheckTINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · DOT 3897632

86 BRANFORD AVE, GROTON, CT, 06340

DOT# 3897632 MC# 1434857 Groton, Connecticut 2 years

MOTOR 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

7 events tracked · latest Oct 17, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Apr 1, 2025
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Dec 9, 2024
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Dec 9, 2024
Authority reinstated.
Nov 5, 2024
Operating authority revoked.
Aug 29, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 16, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Oct 17, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CANAL INSURANCE CO.).

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

Contact Details

Phone(718) 500-0401

Email[email protected]

Physical Address86 BRANFORD AVE, GROTON, CT, 06340

Mailing Address86 BRANFORD AVE, GROTON, CT, 06340

Other Companies at This Address

Address86 BRANFORD AVE, GROTON, CT 06340

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SMOOTH TRUCKING LLC	4478251	(347) 257-0728	Active
TINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY this company	3897632	(718) 500-0401	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

DocketMC1434857

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating2 years

Company Overview

TINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in Groton, Connecticut. The company has been in operation for 2 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/08/2022. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, TINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY maintains an excellent safety record. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, TINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has a Trust Score of 89/100 (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 7 · 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS100.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating2 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

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 · 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 Aug 2024, 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/29/2024	MS	Full (Level I)	LEE COUNTY	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA983646897	$750,000	10/15/2024	12/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	CA983646897	$750,000	07/15/2024	10/15/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA981383052	$750,000	05/17/2024	07/15/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA981383052	$750,000	05/17/2024	08/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1195647616	$750,000	04/18/2025	10/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1195647616	$750,000	03/31/2025	04/18/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1195647616	$750,000	03/31/2025	05/22/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1195647616	$750,000	03/31/2025	03/31/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1195647616	$750,000	03/31/2025	05/09/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1434857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	07/18/2022	-	-
MC1434857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2024
MC1434857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/23/2024	REVOKED	12/09/2024
MC1434857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/01/2025	-	-

MC	Authority Type	Revocation Date	Type	Reinstate Date
MC1434857	COMMON	11/05/2024	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/09/2024

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 2 year(s) ago.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

TINKA TRUCKS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

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Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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