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SANTAMARIA TRUCKING SERVICE INC

DOT# 682298 MC# 317597 Springfield, MA Authorized For-Hire
(781) 953-2697 melanie@santamariatrans.com 158 Avocado Street, Springfield MA 01104
15 tractors 18 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~104k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
29 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 8 0 15
Trailers 15 0 0 15

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (01-03-2023)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 3 yr ago)
Registered
03-25-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-06-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ALBERT J SANTAMARIA III

Cargo

59.3
medium risk
Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: FOODSTUFFS Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

24 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

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.

80% likely range 0.59×–1.94×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.8

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (15 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

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.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 12 of 35 violations (34%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    38.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 13), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.81× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • 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, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
38.5%
5 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
35
5 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Massachusetts (about 13 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: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.067 0.034
Inspections 0.97 1.23
Violations 1.17 0.97
Critical violations 0.23 0.19

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

What they get cited for

35 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    29 · 5 OOS
    Lights 12 · Brakes 7 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • 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
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2013
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
  • 10 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Mar 31, 2026, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 9

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 1, 2026)

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
  • Massachusetts (HQ) 9
  • Connecticut 8
  • New York 5
  • Rhode Island 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

38% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/682298