CAPITAL CANDY COMPANY INC

DOT# 309032 MC# 1610426 DUNS# 19115690 Barre, VT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(802) 476-6689 jthibeault@capitalcandy.com 32 Burnham Street, Barre VT 05641
37 power units · all leased 42 drivers 1.9M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
38 yrs history · 122 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
37
Drivers · CDL
42 · 13
Annual miles
1.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 34 0 34
Tractors 0 3 0 3
Trailers 0 3 0 3

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (08-08-2007)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 19 yr ago)
Registered
01-25-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-20-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JAMES B THIBEAULT

Cargo

61.3
medium risk
Household Goods Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Paper Products Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.84×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), all 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.43×, out-of-service orders 0.48× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Jul 2025 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 12 of 50 violations (24%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.5% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
122
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.1%
5 of 70
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
3 of 122
National avg 6.7%
Violations
50
9 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Vermont (about 57 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 17 inspections, 0 out of service 17 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 0 out of service 17 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.041 0.029
Inspections 2.28 1.12
Violations 0.68 0.78
Critical violations 0.12 0.15

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

What they get cited for

50 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 6 OOS
    Lights 12 · Brakes 6 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 8
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 3 OOS
    Medical certificate 3 · No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    Maine
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    7
    2026
    Vermont
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    14
    2025
    Maine
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Sentry Insurance Company
on record since Dec 20, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2024
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION → SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Feb 8, 2024, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 9, 2024)

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
  • New York 53
  • Vermont (HQ) 38
  • New Hampshire 16
  • Maine 10
  • Federal inspectors 4
  • Massachusetts 1

31% of inspections were in its home state.