WEST SPRINGFIELD G & S TRUCKING INC
DBA: REDS TOWING
Joins 29 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (SAFETY INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 72 days Sep 7, 2016 → Nov 18, 2016
- Contract (Property) gap · 75 days Inactive Mar 13, 1997 → reinstated May 27, 1997
- Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 28.6% vs 23.4% national (+5.2 pts).
- 2 fatalities on crash record 11 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — WEST SPRINGFIELD G & S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 544662) 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 · 72 days — Sep 7, 2016 → Nov 18, 2016 • Contract (Property) gap · 75 days — Inactive Mar 13, 1997 → reinstated May 27, 1997 • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 28.6% vs 23.4% national (+5.2 pts). • 2 fatalities on crash record — 11 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SAFETY INSURANCE CO. · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/544662/ As of: Nov 2, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
FMCSA census as of Nov 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer
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.
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confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-01-17 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceSAFETY INSURANCE CO.Policy effective Jun 15, 2025
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Process AgentTRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC269607ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Trucks | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Risk Signals
Authority gap detected (1)
- Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 13, 1997 to May 27, 1997 (75 days)
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 7, 2016 to Nov 18, 2016 (72 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Fitness | 1 | — | 0.04 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | — | 0.53 | 1 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | — | 8.20 | 8 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89366537 | Oct 27, 2026 | VT | 2 | WILLISTON RA NB |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89322933 | Oct 21, 2026 | NH | 2 | NH |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89194462 | Oct 7, 2026 | MA | 2 | H-WESTFIELD | — | 0 | — | No |
| 89150922 | Oct 1, 2026 | MA | 3 | H-LUDLOW |
Grove OTHER
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0 | — | No |
| 88625081 | Aug 6, 2026 | MA | 1 | H-STURBRIDGE |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2-SLLEWA2 | No |
| 88599647 | Aug 4, 2026 | CT | 2 | GREENWICH |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.75A3-TAOL | Yes |
| 88285811 | Jun 30, 2026 | MA | 2 | H-PALMER |
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 396.7A-UOC | Yes |
| 87157153 | Feb 27, 2026 | CT | 2 | BRANFORD |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 392.2-SLL, 390.21TB2-DOT | No |
| 86830668 | Jan 12, 2026 | NY | 3 | UNADILLA NY |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2-SLLIFTA | No |
| 86290961 | Nov 12, 2025 | CT | 2 | MILFORD |
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.71H10-CDDSDM, 392.2-SLLTL, 393.60C | Yes |
| 85931115 | Oct 2, 2025 | CT | 3 | WINDSOR |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.16AD | No |
| 85518662 | Aug 14, 2025 | MA | 3 | H-WESTWOOD |
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kens
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2 | 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLS1 | No |
| 84696313 | May 15, 2025 | MA | 4 | H-WEST SPRINGFIELD |
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2-SLLTL | No |
| 83797177 | Feb 5, 2025 | MA | 1 | — |
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
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9 | 393.207A-SAPPAS, 393.205A-WRCC, 393.75A3-TAOL | No |
| 83834051 | Feb 4, 2025 | NY | 2 | NICHOLS NY |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.95A4-EEUS | No |
| 83247651 | Nov 26, 2024 | CT | 3 | UNION SCALE |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 391.41A | No |
| 82790874 | Sep 22, 2024 | MA | 1 | H-WEST SPRINGFIELD |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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15 | 393.75(a), 396.3(a)(1), 393.207(c) | Yes |
| 82709783 | Sep 18, 2024 | NY | 2 | CLIFTON PARK NY |
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 390.21T(b)(1) | No |
| 81839212 | Jun 10, 2024 | MA | 3 | H-CHARLTON |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2 | No |
| 81803311 | Jun 6, 2024 | MA | 1 | H-BERNARDSTON |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.23, 393.48(a), 393.11 | No |
| 81070618 | Mar 10, 2024 | MA | 2 | H-WESTFIELD |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 80711570 | Jan 30, 2024 | CT | 2 | DANBURY SCALE |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 79241423 | Jul 25, 2023 | VT | 2 | WHITE RIVER SB RA |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 78932004 | Jun 19, 2023 | VT | 2 | HARDWICK |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 393.45(b)(2) | Yes |
| 78672997 | May 18, 2023 | MA | 1 | H-DEERFIELD |
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
Recent Crashes View all 11 →
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Revocations & Inactive Status
Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.
| Date | Docket | Authority | Status | Applied |
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| Unknown | MC269607 | common | N | — |
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 | |
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| Jan 17, 2017 | MC269607-P | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Reinstatement Letter → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| SAFETY INSURANCE CO. | 5940554 | 91X | $750,000 | Jun 15, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| Safety Insurance Company | 5940554 | BMC-91X | — | Jun 15, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | 9914555 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 15, 2018 | Jun 15, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| SAFETY INSURANCE CO. | 2705830 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 18, 2016 | May 14, 2018 | CANCELLED |
| SAFETY INSURANCE CO. | 2705830 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 18, 2016 | Apr 15, 2018 | REPLACED |
| Coverage gap — 72 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 7, 2016 to Nov 18, 2016 | ||||||
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | 331769 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 1, 2014 | Sep 7, 2016 | CANCELLED |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | U193001 | BIPD/Excess | — | Sep 30, 1998 | Sep 5, 2014 | CANCELLED |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | U193001 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 30, 1998 | Jun 1, 2014 | REPLACED |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | U 193001 | BIPD/Excess | — | Sep 30, 1998 | Sep 30, 1998 | REPLACED |
| MASSWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. | GA 08 13 27 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 1, 1997 | Sep 30, 1998 | REPLACED |
| THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY | HK2529 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 1, 1996 | Oct 1, 1997 | REPLACED |
| THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY | K91310 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 20, 1993 | Dec 21, 1996 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jun 18, 2025
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Jun 15, 2025insuranceCANCEL — CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 14, 2018insuranceTERM/CANCL — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
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Apr 15, 2018insuranceTERM/REPL — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
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Jan 17, 2017
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Sep 13, 2016
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Sep 13, 2016authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Sep 7, 2016insuranceCANCEL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
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Sep 7, 2016insurance gapCoverage gap: 72 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 18, 2016)
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Sep 5, 2014insuranceCANCEL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
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Jun 1, 2014insuranceTERM/REPL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
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Sep 30, 1998insuranceTERM/REPL — MASSWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
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Sep 30, 1998insuranceTERM/REPL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
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Oct 1, 1997insuranceTERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Mar 13, 1997
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Mar 13, 1997authority gapContract (Property) authority inactive: 75 days (through May 27, 1997)
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Dec 21, 1996insuranceCANCEL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Dec 21, 1996authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Booking & risk tools
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Docket MC269607
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
91X policy on file
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Safety Insurance Company
BMC-91X policy on file
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CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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MASSWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC
BOC-3 process agent · 128,289 carriers served
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29 inspections
Full roadside inspection history
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11 reportable crashes
FMCSA MCMIS crash log
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BOC-3 process agents explained
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FMCSA compliance filings guide
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Roadside inspection rights
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Book / don't book
PASS / CAUTION / REJECT triage from public filings.
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Insurance check
BIPD gaps, cargo filings, and lapse-watch tier.
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Cancel desk
Pending L&I cancellations and coverage gaps.
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Chameleon check
Heuristic cluster peers from public census fields.
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Safety benchmark
Driver/vehicle OOS rates vs similar fleet-size peers.