CHERENZIA EXCAVATION INC

DOT# 348538 MC# 305614 DUNS# 10905113 Pawcatuck, CT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(860) 629-6500 laura@cherenzia.com 99 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck CT 06379
19 power units · all owned 7 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.3 / 100
Low confidence
37 yrs history · 7 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
227k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 14 0 0 14
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-27-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
03-29-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-08-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SALVATORE E CHERENZIA, IV
Officer
LAURA C CHAPMAN

Cargo

58.7
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Building Materials Other: SAND,GRAVEL,STONE Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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 10–19 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 0.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.97× and out-of-service orders 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.59×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Lights and cargo securement
    Lights are 7 of 17 violations (41%). Light or cargo securement defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
7
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
75.0%
3 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
5 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Connecticut (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 0.24 1.23
Violations 0.45 0.97
Critical violations 0.03 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    17 · 5 OOS
    Lights 7 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 3 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,500,000 · THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO
on record since Jul 16, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,500,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 14, 2020)

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
  • Connecticut (HQ) 6
  • Rhode Island 1