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THE TRUCKING COMPANY INC

MARLBOROUGH, MA

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 27, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Feb 17, 2022
Common (Property) reinstated · Sep 27, 2022
Policy effective · Feb 17, 2022
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 449 days Nov 25, 2020 → Feb 17, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 665 days Inactive Dec 1, 2020 → reinstated Sep 27, 2022
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — THE TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 2998843)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 449 days — Nov 25, 2020 → Feb 17, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 665 days — Inactive Dec 1, 2020 → reinstated Sep 27, 2022

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2998843/
As of: Sep 27, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2998843 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: VICTOR J KOTSIOPOULOS Company officer 2: VICTOR KOTSIOPOULOS Construction Other (AGGREGATE) Based in MARLBOROUGH, MA

FMCSA census as of Sep 27, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274231 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2998843
In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC022980
Company officer VICTOR J KOTSIOPOULOS
Company officer 2 VICTOR KOTSIOPOULOS
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Construction, Other (AGGREGATE)
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 82,111 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (617) 201-1224
Email: [email protected]
Physical
29 ROLFE RD
MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2998843
In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2017 (~9y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 82,111 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2022-09-27 (1,461 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
5
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 274,231 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,231 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,231 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 1, 2020 to Sep 27, 2022 (665 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Nov 25, 2020 to Feb 17, 2022 (449 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA) 3 0 0.0% Sep 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89033033 Sep 18, 2026 MA 3 H-BROCKTON
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 1AD17R · 1NKZXPTX2HJ156081
2 392.2-SLL, 392.16-D No
83202896 Nov 20, 2024 MA 3 H-DEDHAM
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 1AD46S · 1NKZXPTX4HJ156082
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
83202853 Nov 20, 2024 MA 3 H-DEDHAM
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 1AD17R · 1NKZXPTX2HJ156081
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
79451651 Aug 21, 2023 MA 2 H-RAYNHAM
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 1AD17R · 1NKZXPTX2HJ156081
1 393.60(d) No
79165913 Jul 13, 2023 MA 2 H-WESTON
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 5045A · 1NKZXPTX4HJ156082
5 393.78, 393.9(a), 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MA1003771058 Dec 6, 2019 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1003743110 Sep 18, 2019 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1003622700 Jan 21, 2019 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1003413300 Dec 28, 2017 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1003330022 Jul 18, 2017 MA 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC022980
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 30, 2017 MC22980-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDPC06 91X $750,000 Feb 17, 2022 On file ACTIVE
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDPC06 BIPD/Primary — Feb 17, 2022 Feb 17, 2022 REPLACED
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDPC06 BIPD/Primary — Feb 17, 2022 Feb 17, 2022 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 449 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Nov 25, 2020 to Feb 17, 2022
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY 1020067857 BIPD/Primary — Apr 3, 2018 Nov 25, 2020 CANCELLED
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. BAO 56888769 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2017 Apr 3, 2018 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 27, 2022
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Feb 17, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Dec 1, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Dec 1, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Dec 1, 2020
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 665 days (through Sep 27, 2022)
  6. Nov 25, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Nov 25, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 449 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 17, 2022)
  8. Apr 3, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
H-DEDHAM MA 2 0
H-BROCKTON MA 1 0
H-RAYNHAM MA 1 0
H-WESTON MA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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