SAFERGRADE

Carrier file · USDOT 164906

Dead River Company LLC

South Portland, ME · more carriers in Maine / South Portland

B86/100

SaferGrade composite

Records-based composite of public FMCSA data (high data coverage). Not a safety-fitness determination.

Identity & registrationcensus 2026-07-18
USDOT number164906
Docket (MC/FF/MX)
Entity typecarrier
Operating statusActive
Operation typeInterstate
Business organizationCorporation
Physical address82 Running Hill Road Suite 400 · South Portland, ME, 04106-3218
Phone2073585800
First on file1974-06-01
MCS-150 mileage / year11,610,000 (2023)
Hazmat indicatorYes
Fleet (self-reported)MCS-150
Power units2,149
Trucks / buses611 / 0
Drivers (total / CDL)522 / 522
FMCSA safety ratingConditional (2024-06-17)
MCSIP step
Prior revocation flagNo
FMCSA recordable crash rate

Fleet counts come from the carrier's own MCS-150 filing and are not verified by FMCSA.

Roadside inspections — 24 monthsSMS 2026-07-13
Total inspections217
Driver / vehicle inspections217 / 172
Out-of-service totals (drv / veh / hazmat)4 / 19 / 3
Violations recorded76
Driver out-of-service rate1.8%
217 driver inspectionsnatl 5.5%
Vehicle out-of-service rate11.0%
172 vehicle inspectionsnatl 20.7%
Recorded crashes — 24 monthsSMS 2026-07-13
Crashes19
Fatalities2
Injuries9
Tow-aways18
Hazmat releases2

SMS crash records are state-reported and include crashes regardless of fault or preventability.

Authority, insurance & ordersMOTUS deltas — coverage grows daily

Operating authority

Docket status on census: no docket on file. No MOTUS authority delta records yet.

Insurance filings

No insurance filings in our MOTUS records for this carrier yet (the daily delta feed only carries dockets with recent changes).

Revocation / suspension orders

No orders in our MOTUS records.

SaferGrade breakdown68.5 / 80 pts
B86/100

Score 86/100, normalized over the record types available for this carrier (high coverage).

USDOT operating status20 / 20 pts

Records show an active USDOT registration

Operating authority (docket)not evaluated

No MC/FF docket on record (authority not evaluated)

Insurance filing on recordnot evaluated

No insurance filings in our MOTUS records yet (not evaluated)

Driver out-of-service rate15 / 15 pts

Recorded driver OOS rate 1.8% over 217 driver inspections (national baseline 5.5%)

Vehicle out-of-service rate15 / 15 pts

Recorded vehicle OOS rate 11.0% over 172 vehicle inspections (national baseline 20.7%)

Recorded crashes per power unit14.5 / 20 pts

19 crashes recorded over 24 months across 2149 power units (fleet-wide baseline ~0.003 per power unit)

Registration data recency (MCS-150)4 / 10 pts

Most recent MCS-150 mileage year on record: 2023 (FMCSA requires biennial updates)

The SaferGrade score is a records-based composite of public FMCSA data, comparing this carrier's records against national baselines. It is observational only and is not a safety-fitness determination — FMCSA cautions that SMS data alone cannot be used to draw safety-fitness conclusions, and the underlying data has known limitations. Read the full methodology.

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