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EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY

EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY is a mid-sized fleet, operating 26 power units and 23 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Framingham, MA. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near 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 on file.

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 · Sep 3, 2020
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 7.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.0% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY (USDOT 901252)
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 7.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.0%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/901252/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 901252 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: ROBERT M LOPEZ Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in FRAMINGHAM, MA

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 7.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 15% (worse). n=37039 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Legal Name EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY INC → EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 901252
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2000 (~26y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer ROBERT M LOPEZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 26 units
Drivers 23
Annual mileage 420,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (508) 872-9434
Email: [email protected]
Physical
88 BLANDIN AVE
FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 901252
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2000 (~26y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 420,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 7.7% vs 6.7% +1.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.22 vs 1.80 -0.58
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-09-24 (2,000+ 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 26 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 23 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 2 0 0
OOS percentage 22.22% 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
26
Drivers
23
Inspections
23
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
11
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 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

EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 2.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MA (8) and CT (1).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 9 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 26 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 23 drivers; Freightliner, International, and Ram are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% 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 37,039 ACTIVE carriers operating 13–39 power units (±50% of this carrier's 26 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
7.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 37,039 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +7.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15%
Median across 37,039 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +18.3 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

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY INC EXCEPTIONAL AUTO BODY
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2023-10 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
8 violations
Driver Fitness
2 violations
1 OOS · 50.0%
Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA) 8 1 12.5% Mar 13, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 1 1 100.0% Jun 29, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 15
International 2
Ram 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 — 0.88 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 — 1.76 2 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 2.00 2 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (23 rows) View all 23 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88271044 Jun 29, 2026 CT 3 VERNON
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AA · 1FVACWFC1JHJN3414
1 391.41APC Yes
87338219 Mar 13, 2026 MA 3 WORCESTER MA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA R3124AF · 1HTEUMML3NH299033
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
86955778 Feb 3, 2026 MA 3 H-WEST BRIDGEWATER
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124R · 1FVACWDT5HHHV2056
1 391.41APC Yes
84812025 May 28, 2025 MA 3 H-AUBURN
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124V · 1FVACWFCXJHJN3413
1 392.16AD No
84639335 May 8, 2025 MA 3 H-MILLBURY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124B · 1FVACWFC5JHJV6655
2 392.2-SLLS4, 391.45A-MCEM No
84466405 Apr 21, 2025 MA 3 H-SHREWSBURY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AC · 1FVACWFC5PHUA3984
1 392.16-D No
84129114 Mar 13, 2025 MA 2 H-MILLBURY
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AE · 3C7WRLAL0NG103399
3 392.2-SLL, 393.11A1-LLPL No
83260754 Nov 27, 2024 MA 3 H-UXBRIDGE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124B · 1FVACWFC5JHJV6655
1 392.2-SLL No
83070159 Nov 4, 2024 MA 3 H-BERLIN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AF · 1HTEUMML3NH299033
1 392.2-SLL No
82690473 Sep 17, 2024 MA 3 H-MILLBURY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124R · 1FVACWDT0FHGC6227
1 392.16(a) No
82276083 Aug 1, 2024 MA 1 H-STURBRIDGE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 31249 · 1FVACWFC3PHUA3983
2 393.128, 393.9(a) Yes
82126659 Jul 15, 2024 MA 3 H-GRAFTON
FREEDOM OUTDOOR PRODUCTS STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Freightliner
MA 3124AM · 1FYACWDT7FHGF6728
2 392.16(a), 392.2 No
82019900 Jul 1, 2024 MA 3 H-WESTBORO
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124S · 1FVACWDT5HHHV2056
1 392.16(a) No
81780714 Jun 4, 2024 MA 1 H-STURBRIDGE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124A · 1FVACWFC2KHKK8669
0 — No
81137867 Mar 18, 2024 MA 3 H-WALTHAM
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124A · 1FVACWFC2KHKK8669
0 — No
80222676 Nov 21, 2023 MA 3 H-WORCESTER
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124Y · 3ALACWDT8HDJG0097
1 391.41(a)(1) No
79892031 Oct 11, 2023 MA 3 H-BOXFORD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124 · 1FVACWDT3HHHV4890
3 391.11(b)(5), 392.2 Yes
79847545 Oct 6, 2023 CT 1 UNION SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AG · 1FVACWFC7NHNF7089
2 392.2 No
79406042 Aug 15, 2023 MA 2 H-LEXINGTON
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124S · 1FVACWFC8NHNE9003
8 393.128(b)(1), 393.71(h)(10), 393.17(b) Yes
79337893 Aug 1, 2023 MA 3 H-WALTHAM
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124V · 1FVACWFCXJHJN3413
1 392.2 No
78953121 Jun 21, 2023 MA 3 H-BURLINGTON
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124P · 1FVACWDT3EHFR5199
3 392.16(a), 392.2, 392.82(a)(1) No
78942878 Jun 20, 2023 MA 2 H-DANVERS
International STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124AF · 1FVACWFC5MHMW631
2 392.2, 392.9b(a) No
78826174 Jun 6, 2023 MA 3 WORCESTER
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 3124B · 1FVACWDT5HHHV2056
1 392.16(a) No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MA1004214419 Dec 29, 2022 MA 0 2 Yes No Injury
MA1004180536 Oct 18, 2022 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1004120096 Apr 7, 2022 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1004178008 Feb 24, 2022 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1003999794 Aug 14, 2021 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1003757985 Nov 9, 2019 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1003615470 Jan 10, 2019 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1002616431 Dec 11, 2013 MA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1001522656 Aug 24, 2010 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1001301019 May 4, 2008 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MA1001185637 Aug 15, 2007 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1142105
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC1142105 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 PDF
Sep 24, 2020 MC1142105-P 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
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDXBGB 91X $750,000 Sep 3, 2020 On file ACTIVE
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDXBGB BIPD/Primary — Sep 3, 2020 Sep 3, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 24, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 3, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
H-MILLBURY MA 3 0
H-STURBRIDGE MA 2 1
H-WALTHAM MA 2 0
UNION SCALE CT 1 0
VERNON CT 1 1
H-AUBURN MA 1 0
H-BERLIN MA 1 0
H-BOXFORD MA 1 1
H-BURLINGTON MA 1 0
H-DANVERS MA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 9 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 5 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated Driver Fitness 1 1
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.128 No/improper securement of vehicles Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.128(b)(1) Vehicle not secured, front and rear Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.17(b) No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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