A R BALDWIN CRANE & HOISTING SERVICES INC

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

Review these

Violations per Inspection above national average 15.00 vs 1.80 national (+13.20).

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — A R BALDWIN CRANE & HOISTING SERVICES INC (USDOT 4071424)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 15.00 vs 1.80 national (+13.20).

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4071424/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4071424 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ERNEST BENJAMIN BALDWIN JR. General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in ANDOVER, MA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 15% (better). n=36983 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.

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 4071424

In FMCSA records since May 4, 2023 (~3y)

Company officer ERNEST BENJAMIN BALDWIN JR.

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 26 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 5,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (978) 857-9944

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2 BOSTON RD

ANDOVER, MA 01810-6107

Mailing

PO BOX 1838

ANDOVER, MA 01810-0031

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4071424

In FMCSA records since May 4, 2023 (~3y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,000 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 15.00 vs 1.80 +13.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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
Truck tractors	1	12	0
Trucks	1	12	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	2	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	66.67%	—
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)

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Crashes (24m)

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

A R BALDWIN CRANE & HOISTING SERVICES INC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 66.7%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 17.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MA (2) and NH (1).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 6 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 26 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 4 drivers; Dors, Grove, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 36,983 ACTIVE carriers operating 13–39 power units (±50% of this carrier's 26 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 36,983 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15%

Median across 36,983 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -15 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-11 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA)	2	1	50.0%	Jul 30, 2026
New Hampshire (NH)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 15, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Grove		2
Dors		1
Grov		1
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	1	—	5.71	6	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	1.42	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.80	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	17.14	17	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88558643	Jul 30, 2026	MA	2	H-HAVERHILL	Grove STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 1628A · W09060373NWG12163	6	393.78A-WS, 390.21TB2-DOT, 393.60C	No
86602442	Dec 15, 2025	NH	2	OSSIPEE	Grove STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 1628A · W09060373NWG12163	26	393.75G-TAOW, 392.2-SLLIRP, 392.2-SLLEWG3	Yes
85851218	Sep 23, 2025	MA	1	H-LANCASTER	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR MA 1628B · 1XKWD40X5DJ354300	19	392.4A-DOSU, 393.110B2I-C, 396.3A1-BOS	Yes
80068526	Nov 2, 2023	MA	3	H-WESTWOOD	Grov STRAIGHT TRUCK MA V93690 · W09060373NWG12163	7	392.2, 396.17(c)	No

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
H-HAVERHILL	MA	1	0
H-LANCASTER	MA	1	1
H-WESTWOOD	MA	1	0
OSSIPEE	NH	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	6	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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