CONNELL OIL INC

DBA: CO ENERGY

DOT# 472546 MC# 1777509 DUNS# 103380333 Pasco, WA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(509) 547-3326 tburke@connelloil.com 1015 N Oregon Ave, Pasco WA 99301-5986
133 power units 100 drivers 5.1M mi/yr · ~38k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 85 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
133
Drivers · CDL
100 · 100
Annual miles
5.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 19 0 0 19
Tractors 9 27 0 36
Trailers 19 0 0 19

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
02-27-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-09-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TRAVIS BURKE
Officer
BRAD BELL

Cargo

32.3
low risk
Liquids/Gases Other: OIL

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

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.60× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Strong:

  • Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class
  • Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is about 40% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.9 vs 3.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.9
Similar fleets
3.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death); similar fleets have about 3.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.44×, violations 0.48× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%.

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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jul 28, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jun 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Hazmat violations
    8 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
1 fatality · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
85
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.5%
9 of 62
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
1 of 85
National avg 6.7%
Violations
58
13 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Washington (about 90 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q3 '26
vs 85 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.008 0.019
Inspections 0.44 0.56
Violations 0.22 0.23
Critical violations 0.02 0.04

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

58 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    39 · 10 OOS
    Lights 14 · Brakes 10 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 3 · Tires 2 · 7 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    8 · 1 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
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Washington
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Pasco man dies in crash with semi truck east of Othello - Tri-City Herald
    Tri-City Herald · Jul 28, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report WA000EH24893 (Washington State Patrol) lists CONNELL OIL INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name CONNELL OIL INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jun
    21
    2025
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    1
    2024
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Federated Mutual Insurance Company
on record since Nov 25, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
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
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
  • First liability filing on FMCSA's record: Nov 2025

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 5, 2025)

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
  • Washington (HQ) 60
  • Idaho 14
  • Oregon 7
  • Montana 3
  • Utah 1

71% of inspections were in its home state.