EASTMAN TRUCKING & EXCAVATION LLC
DBA: J E TRUCKING
(603) 359-5444
eastmantruckingllc@gmail.com
2517 Woodstock Rd, Hartford VT 05047
18
power units · all owned
18 drivers
582k mi/yr · ~32k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
27 yrs history · 48 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 18
- Drivers · CDL
- 18 · 16
- Annual miles
- 582k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- Registered
- 01-13-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-08-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES EASTMAN
Cargo
61.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Meat
Refrigerated Food
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Paper Products
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not enough record to grade yet.
48 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
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.
80% likely range 0.40×–1.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 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 (18 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.81× and out-of-service orders 1.57× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.63×. Together they move its crash estimate +3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 9 of 35 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 18). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.57× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
48
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
9 of 18
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
1 of 48
National avg 6.7%
Violations
35
10 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Vermont (about 22 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 14,122 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.028 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 1.69 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.17 | 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 alert28 · 9 OOSLights 9 · Brakes 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jan82025VermontProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYon record since Sep 27, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Sep 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 22, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 13 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 13 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 27, 2025UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2025opened after ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 28, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 26, 2023ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 27, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 28, 2025 came after the replacement; 28 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2021ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 26, 2023 · superseded by the same policy20 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 28, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 8, 2021 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2020NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2020opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 7, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2018NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jan 7, 2021 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2017SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2016UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2016opened after OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 4, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 30, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Dec 16, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 4, 2017 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 29, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Nov 30, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 2, 2016opened after OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 29, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 29, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Oct 29, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 29, 2016opened after OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 29, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 30, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Sep 29, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Aug 30, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Aug 2, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Jun 30, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2016OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended May 30, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 20, 2016opened after OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 4, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2015OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · ended Feb 4, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 11, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2015opened after OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 7, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2015OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 7, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Vermont (HQ) 37
- New Hampshire 5
- Maine 3
- Massachusetts 2
- New York 1
77% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (20 power units: 18 filed, 20 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.7
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.7
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 20 power units this active to have about 0.7 crashes a year (sized from the 20 units seen roadside; 18 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.7 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 2% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
45 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 48 inspections and 1 crash in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.40×–1.71×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Satisfactory — 0.99x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 20-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.03x (driver behaviour 0.63x, out-of-service 1.57x, all violations 1.81x; 45 inspections). Experience 0.96x: 1.1 decayed crashes against 1.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 2.52). 80% range 0.40–1.71x. Fleet sized at 20 units from roadside VINs (18 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
20 power units (18 filed, 20 seen roadside) · 0.75 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.03×
45 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.96×
1.1 decayed crashes vs 1.2 expected · credibility 0.32
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.99× (80% range 0.40–1.71×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
48
Driver Insp
48
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
18
Vehicle OOS
9
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 3.12 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.22 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 12 | 6.26 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-DEC-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.