DEAD RIVER COMPANY LLC

USDOT 164906

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (2149 power units) — safety rating: conditional.

USDOT164906
MC Number
Fleet2149 power units
Drivers522
Phone2073585800
LocationSouth Portland, ME

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate6.9% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)19 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number164906
MC Number
Legal NameDEAD RIVER COMPANY LLC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone2073585800
Address82 RUNNING HILL ROAD SUITE 400, South Portland, ME, 04106-3218

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingC — Conditional (rated 20240617)
Hazmat Flagtrue

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
66 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections218
Out-of-Service Rate6.9% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes19 total (1 fatal, 8 with injuries, 18 towaway)
  • 2026-06-10 — ME — 1 injured
  • 2026-04-28 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-02-10 — ME — towaway
  • 2026-02-04 — ME — towaway
  • 2026-01-06 — ME — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (20), 20 (14), 15 (13).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)2149
Drivers522
Recent Annual Mileage12,525,000
Last MCS-150 Filing12-JUL-24

DEAD RIVER COMPANY LLC operates 2149 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in ME.

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