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Company CheckJOSEPH J LUCIA · DOT 864711

DBA: TORRINGTON 4 WHEEL & OFF ROAD

88 BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE, TORRINGTON, CT, 06790

DOT# 864711 MC# 1092978 Torrington, Connecticut 6 years

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5

Power Units

7

Drivers

2

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Apr 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Apr 11, 2026
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
Oct 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameJOSEPH J LUCIA

DBA NameTORRINGTON 4 WHEEL & OFF ROAD

DOT Number864711

MC Number1092978

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationTorrington, Connecticut

Added03/20/2000

MCS-15009/16/2025

Contact Details

Phone(860) 496-1069

Fax(860) 496-8802

Email[email protected]

Physical Address88 BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE, TORRINGTON, CT, 06790

Mailing Address88 BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE, TORRINGTON, CT, 06790

Other Companies at This Address

Address88 BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE, TORRINGTON, CT 06790

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JOSEPH J LUCIA this company	864711	(860) 496-1069	Active
JOSEPH J LUCIA	3397415	(860) 496-1069	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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1015158

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 years

Company Overview

JOSEPH J LUCIA is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Torrington, Connecticut. The company has been in operation for 6 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/20/2000. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 7 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 100,000 miles (2024). The carrier has 2 reported crashes including 1 fatal incident. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JOSEPH J LUCIA has a Trust Score of 88/100 (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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

7

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

7

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)2

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective08/23/2019

CompanyCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #8654353

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers7

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away1

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2025

1 crash —

2026

1 crash =

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

Crash Records (2)

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
04/11/2026	BARKHAMSTED	CT	1	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/09/2025	TORRINGTON	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1015158	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/11/2020	-	-

No revocation records.

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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

88

−12

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−12

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

-12

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−12 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.