PATRICK FENTON
DBA FENTON TRUCKING
USDOT 580468MC-Docket MC282212WALLINGFORD, CT
Review before tendering5 power units
PATRICK FENTON (USDOT 580468) in WALLINGFORD, CT — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1998-10-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 14 times, most recent 2022-04-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-04-05 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.2
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 22.78
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 32
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 42.9%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 14 times last 2022-04-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-04-30Stale (>24 mo)
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 1998-10-25
- Last compliance review
- 2011-04-05 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
12
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
74
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-03-03.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
35 | 8 | 2025-11-13 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 0 | 2026-03-03 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 1 | 2025-11-13 |
Hours of service 395
|
3 | 0 | 2025-11-13 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Steering wheel lash (free play) meets or exceeds OOS chart limit | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1 | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-01-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-11-13 16 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8D2-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D2-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D2-HOSF | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSSRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STPAL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47B-BMBCBD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209B-STWLOOS | OOS | — |
2025-07-28 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2FT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-07-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-05-15 14 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-05-01 13 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2024-03-06 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-06-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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