RALPH J LARKIN III

DBA: RKM LOGISTICS

RALPH J LARKIN III is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Fall River, MA. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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

Policy effective · Apr 1, 2024

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — RALPH J LARKIN III (USDOT 4174867)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4174867/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4174867 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RALPH J LARKIN III General Freight Based in FALL RIVER, MA

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233788 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 · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4174867

In FMCSA records since Jan 3, 2024 (~2y)

MC / docket MC1606429

Company officer RALPH J LARKIN III

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 35,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (508) 728-7239

Email: [email protected]

Physical

670 MONTGOMERY ST

FALL RIVER, MA 02720

Mailing

670 MONTGOMERY ST

FALL RIVER, MA 02720-7343

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4174867

In FMCSA records since Jan 3, 2024 (~2y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 35,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.50 vs 1.80 +0.70

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

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2024-07-12 (802 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Policy effective Apr 1, 2024
Process Agent
TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1606429
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	0	1	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	25%	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)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

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

RKM LOGISTICS had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 25.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 44.0.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hino is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 233,788 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

50%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,788 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,788 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2025-03 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)	3	1	33.3%	May 29, 2026
Rhode Island (RI)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 25, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Hino		4

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	2.88	3	—	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	3	—	44.00	44	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87987243	May 29, 2026	MA	3	H-WESTON	HINO TRUCK TRACTOR NH 14AP94 · 5PVNJ8AV5M5T51054	2	392.2-SLLS3, 392.2-SLLFC	No
87300304	Mar 14, 2026	MA	3	H-WEST BRIDGEWATER	HINO TRUCK TRACTOR NH 14AP94 · 5PVNJ8AV5M5T51054	2	392.2-SLLS3, 390.19B2-BIENNIAL	No
86602285	Dec 17, 2025	MA	3	H-DEDHAM	HINO TRUCK TRACTOR NH 14AP94 · 5PVNJ8AV5M5T51054	6	391.15A-LNCDLNSRW, 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLUCR	Yes
84268401	Mar 25, 2025	RI	3	CUMBERLAND RI	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK NH 14AP94 · 5PVNJ8AV5M5T51054	2	392.2-SLLTL, 392.2-SLLEWPB	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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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
Jul 12, 2024	MC1606429-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	IMG67442282	34	—	Apr 1, 2024	On file	ACTIVE
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	L17510	91X	$750,000	Apr 1, 2024	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 7, 2026

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Jul 12, 2024

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Feb 12, 2024

authority

DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

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	1	1
H-WEST BRIDGEWATER	MA	1	0
H-WESTON	MA	1	0
CUMBERLAND RI	RI	1	0

Related Records

Massachusetts carriers Fall River carriers GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY 4 inspections

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Field change history

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