DESROCHERS INC

DBA DESROCHERS CRANE SERVICE & EXCAVATING
USDOT 482063MC-Docket MC275967DERBY, VT
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DESROCHERS INC (USDOT 482063) in DERBY, VT — 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 2003-11-09 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-09-23) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and 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 5 times, most recent 2025-09-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2002-11-26 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2002-12-02

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.31
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.5

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
4
OOS inspections
6
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
4
Years in business
34
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
11.1%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
60%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
5 times last 2025-09-23
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-30
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2003-11-09
Last compliance review
2002-11-26 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
14
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-01-22 → 2026-05-18.

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
8 5 2025-09-02
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2025-06-19
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2024-10-21
CDL standards 383
1 1 2026-02-26

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-26 Driver Fitness Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance OOS
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels OOS
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels OOS
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly OOS
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2024-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2024-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper breakaway or emergency braking OOS
2024-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-26 VT · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51A-NSIN OOS
2025-09-02 VT · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130C-CHVE OOS
2025-06-19 VT · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
2024-10-21 VT · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130C-CHVE OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43D-B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2024-10-15 VT · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2024-07-30 VT · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43 OOS

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