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Company CheckFRENCH CREEK FREIGHT DISTRIBUTORS INC · DOT 545524

1971 WESTERN AVE #211, ALBANY, NY, 12203

DOT# 545524 MC# 365687 Albany, New York 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(518) 935-4580

Fax(518) 935-4621

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1971 WESTERN AVE #211, ALBANY, NY, 12203

Mailing Address1971 WESTERN AVE #211, ALBANY, NY, 12203

Other Companies at This Address

Address1971 WESTERN AVE #211, ALBANY, NY 12203

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
FRENCH CREEK FREIGHT DISTRIBUTORS INC this company	545524	(518) 935-4580	Active
MARK L ALLEN	1536884	(518) 390-5334	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

DocketMC365687

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 years

Company Overview

FRENCH CREEK FREIGHT DISTRIBUTORS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Albany, New York. The company has been in operation for 26 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/15/1993. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 80,000 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through UNITED FARM FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, FRENCH CREEK FREIGHT DISTRIBUTORS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,000 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

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective12/30/2025

CompanyUNITED FARM FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #3102C2951

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS —

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/21/2024 ▼	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NB ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ6487824	$1,000,000	12/26/2002	09/14/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ5712784	$1,000,000	12/20/2001	09/14/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL19957430	$1,000,000	12/04/2006	12/20/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0048772001	$750,000	11/21/2015	11/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL19957430	$1,000,000	10/02/2006	12/04/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL485291	$1,000,000	09/14/2005	10/02/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL485291	$1,000,000	09/14/2005	10/20/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	458933	$0	09/14/2005	10/15/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN406571	$1,000,000	09/14/2003	04/28/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ6487824	$1,000,000	09/14/2002	12/26/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ5712784	$1,000,000	09/14/2001	11/01/2001	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ5712784	$1,000,000	09/14/2001	12/20/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	MT914876	$0	08/16/1999	05/23/2001	Cancelled
91	BIPD	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199511078	$0	06/12/2015	11/21/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL478396	$1,000,000	06/09/1999	05/12/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL478396	$1,000,000	06/09/1999	06/09/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199511078	$1,000,000	05/23/2010	03/25/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN406571	$1,000,000	04/28/2004	09/14/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199511078	$1,000,000	03/25/2011	06/12/2015	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC365687	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/17/2001	REVOKED	12/26/2007
MC365687	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2002
MC365687	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2006
MC365687	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/03/1999	REVOKED	07/30/2001
MC365687	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/24/2010	-	-
MC365687	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/15/2004

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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