D & C TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 170956 MC# 148827 DUNS# 85578771 Orleans, VT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(802) 754-6664 dcnickr@comcast.net 32 Railroad Ave, Orleans VT 05860
25 power units · all owned 15 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~44k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 23 0 0 23
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-09-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SCOTT OESCHGER

Cargo

55.3
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight Building Materials Other: GASOLINE & PROPANE Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

26 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.39×–1.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (25 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.73× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 8 of 26 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.4%
5 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
5 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Vermont (about 38 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.029
Inspections 0.86 1.12
Violations 0.52 0.78
Critical violations 0.14 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    20 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • May
    22
    2026
    Vermont
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    25
    2024
    Vermont
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · National Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 1, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 1, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 14, 1998)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Vermont (HQ) 22
  • Federal inspectors 2
  • New Hampshire 1
  • New York 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (85%).