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SMM NEW ENGLAND CORPORATION

SMM NEW ENGLAND CORPORATION is a small fleet, operating 7 power units and 6 drivers, based in North Haven, CT. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 11.1% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with CNA Insurance Companies, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and 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 · Dec 1, 2011
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SMM NEW ENGLAND CORPORATION (USDOT 952201)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/952201/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 952201 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: KEVIN BECKER Company officer 2: CRISTINA KIWANIS Other (SCRAP METAL) Based in NORTH HAVEN, CT

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 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 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=142791 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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 ↓
  • DBA SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT → — · Aug 29, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 952201
In FMCSA records since May 7, 2001 (~25y)
MC / docket MC770610
Company officer KEVIN BECKER
Company officer 2 CRISTINA KIWANIS
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Other (SCRAP METAL)
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 204,258 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (203) 782-4205
Email: [email protected]
Physical
234 UNIVERSAL DRIVE
NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 952201
In FMCSA records since May 7, 2001 (~25y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 204,258 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.89 vs 1.80 -0.91
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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 2012-05-07 (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
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0
Trucks 1 3 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 11.11% —
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
7
Drivers
6
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
8
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

SMM NEW ENGLAND CORPORATION had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.1%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 7.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CT (4) and PA (3).

Violation profile

11.1% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 7 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; Mack and Peterbilt 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%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 142,791 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,791 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,791 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 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 →
    • DBA SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT —
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-11 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations
1 OOS · 20.0%
Unsafe Driving
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Connecticut (CT) 4 1 25.0% Jul 9, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 3 0 0.0% Jun 13, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Sep 26, 2025
Rhode Island (RI) 1 0 0.0% Jan 16, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 9
Peterbilt 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — 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 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 7.20 7 — 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 (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88357529 Jul 9, 2026 CT 3 BRANFORD
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 56224A · 1M2AG11C95M016143
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP No
88142283 Jun 15, 2026 CT 3 WALLINGFORD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 79365A · 1NPEL40X8SD729773
0 — No
85889048 Sep 26, 2025 NJ 2 SNO
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 64841A · 1M2GR4GC5KM011465
2 392.2-SLL No
85772060 Sep 13, 2025 CT 2 MIDDLETOWN SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 79365A · 1NPEL40X8SD729773
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.11A1-LLPL Yes
84958219 Jun 13, 2025 PA 3 QUAKERTOWN PA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 64841A · 1M2GR4GC5KM011465
0 — No
84274697 Mar 28, 2025 PA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 64841A · 1M2GR4GC5KM011465
2 393.11A1-LCHL, 393.9A-LIL No
84274603 Mar 28, 2025 PA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 64841A · 1M2GR4GC5KM011465
1 392.2-SLLSR No
83690011 Jan 16, 2025 RI 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 67180A · 1M2GR4GC3LM018898
0 — No
83431655 Dec 19, 2024 CT 3 WALLINGFORD
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 56224A · 1M2AG11C95M016143
0 — No
81732808 May 29, 2024 CT 3 DANBURY
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 67179A · 1M2GR4GC3LM018741
3 383.23(a)(2), 393.134, 392.2 Yes
80272940 Nov 30, 2023 CT 3 WALLINGFORD
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 67179A · 1M2GR4GC3LM018741
0 — No
78409851 Apr 21, 2023 CT 2 MIDDLETOWN SCALE
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CT 67179A · 1M2GR4GC3LM018741
2 393.134, 392.2 Yes
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NYSP42377910 Oct 14, 2021 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
RI0000636732 Jul 9, 2021 RI 0 1 Yes No Injury
RI0000573774 Nov 1, 2019 RI 0 0 Yes No Tow
CT1500009406 Jun 26, 2015 CT 0 0 Yes No Tow
CT1400391781 Jun 25, 2014 CT 0 0 Yes No Tow
CT0900029132 Jan 17, 2009 CT 0 0 Yes No Tow
CTA05-022247 May 6, 2005 CT 0 1 Yes No Injury
CTI03-022593 May 6, 2003 CT 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC770610
Active
Granted May 7, 2012
View full authority record →
common
MC770610
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 7, 2012 MC770610-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 14, 2012 MC770610 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jan 30, 2012 MC770610-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING BUA 4014105956 BIPD/Primary — Dec 1, 2011 Apr 16, 2012 NAME CHANGED
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING BUA 4014105956 91X $1,000,000 Dec 1, 2011 On file ACTIVE
CNA Insurance Companies BUA 4014105956 BMC-91X — Dec 1, 2011 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 7, 2012
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  2. Apr 16, 2012
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Apr 16, 2012
    insurance
    NAMECHG — AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING
  4. Apr 16, 2012
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
WALLINGFORD CT 3 0
MIDDLETOWN SCALE CT 2 2
BRANFORD CT 1 0
DANBURY CT 1 1
SNO NJ 1 0
QUAKERTOWN PA PA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.134 No/improper securement of roll/hook container Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1

Related Records

Connecticut carriers North Haven carriers AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING CNA Insurance Companies 12 inspections 8 reportable crashes
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