5C ENERGY INC

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 40.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 9.10%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — 5C ENERGY INC (USDOT 3248426)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 40.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 9.10%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3248426/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3248426 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: WALTER R. COLWELL Company officer 2: ELLYN COLWELL Building Materials Construction Other (INSULATION) Based in ATTLEBORO, MA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 40% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 9.1% (better). n=88684 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +2 (8 → 10) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3248426

In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2019 (~7y)

Company officer WALTER R. COLWELL

Company officer 2 ELLYN COLWELL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Building Materials, Construction, Other (INSULATION)

Fleet size 10 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 200,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (617) 240-5234

Email: [email protected]

Physical

330 VICTOR ROAD

ATTLEBORO, MA 02703

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3248426

In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2019 (~7y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 200,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 40.0% vs 6.7% +33.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.40 vs 1.80 -0.40

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	10	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	20%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

40.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

5C ENERGY INC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 9.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MA (4) and RI (1).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 8 drivers; Isuzu and Chevrolet are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 40.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 88,684 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

40%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 88,684 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +40 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

9.1%

Median across 88,684 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Power Units 8 10
  FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-09 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA)	4	1	25.0%	May 19, 2026
Rhode Island (RI)	1	0	0.0%	Feb 2, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Isuzu		5
Chevrolet		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.54	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	4	—	9.30	9	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87900420	May 19, 2026	MA	3	H-PALMER	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V17183 · 54DB4W1B9KS800444	2	392.16B-DPASS, 392.16-D	No
86982340	Feb 2, 2026	RI	3	WARWICK RI	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V23768 · 1GB3G4CG3B1150484	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
86420418	Nov 26, 2025	MA	3	H-GEORGETOWN	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V17183 · 54DB4W1B9KS800444	2	392.16AD, 390.19A2	No
86045858	Oct 10, 2025	MA	3	H-ATTLEBORO	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V17183 · 54DB4W1B9KS800444	3	391.41APC, 392.16B-DPASS, 392.16-D	Yes
82846113	Oct 1, 2024	MA	3	H-CANTON	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V23771 · 54DB4W1B4HS809321	1	392.2	No
80997953	Feb 29, 2024	MA	3	H-TAUNTON	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V23771 · 54DB4W1B4HS809321	6	391.11(b)(4), 391.11(b)(5), 396.17(c)	Yes
79672425	Sep 14, 2023	RI	1	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V23768 · 1GB3G4CG3B1150484	0	—	No
79381152	Aug 9, 2023	MA	2	H-WESTFIELD	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V23773 · 54DC4W1B2FS804765	2	396.17(c), 390.21T(b)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MA1004042937	Nov 1, 2021	MA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
H-ATTLEBORO	MA	1	1
H-CANTON	MA	1	0
H-GEORGETOWN	MA	1	0
H-PALMER	MA	1	0
H-TAUNTON	MA	1	1
H-WESTFIELD	MA	1	0
WARWICK RI	RI	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
391.11(b)(4)	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency.	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.11(b)(5)	Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated	Driver Fitness	1	1
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
392.82(a)(1)	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	Unsafe Driving	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots