COLONY FOODS INC

DOT# 387432 DUNS# 41706607 Lawrence, MA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(978) 794-1500 derek@colonyfoods.com 439 Haverhill St, Lawrence MA 01841
22 power units 22 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 36.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
22 · 22
Annual miles
528k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 8 14 0 22
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-23-2001) · 25 yr old
Registered
03-29-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-20-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DEREK BARBAGALLO
Officer
PAUL BARBAGALLO

Cargo

56.0
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

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.

This motor carrier 1.40×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.56× and out-of-service orders 0.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
1 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
1 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Massachusetts (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.068 0.029
Inspections 0.57 1.12
Violations 0.23 0.78
Critical violations 0.05 0.15

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

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 2 · Reckless / lane 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    English proficiency 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Lights 2 · Cargo securement 1
  • 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

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    10
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    31
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    10
    2025
    New Hampshire
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…

No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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

Where it happens

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • Massachusetts (HQ) 9
  • New Hampshire 9