INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC
USDOT 602608
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (171 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 602608 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-442980 |
| Legal Name | INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2165241700 |
| Address | 5720 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE SUITE 500, Brecksville, OH, 44141 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060202) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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 | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 / 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)
| Inspections | 20 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (1 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-03-27 — VA — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-08-19 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-11-30 — PA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (3), 51 (3), 28 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 171 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 147 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-AUG-25 |
INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC operates 171 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OH.
Nearby
Other carriers in Brecksville, OH
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- INTERGY INC — USDOT 400456, 2 power units
- GEO CONCEPTS CORPORATION — USDOT 570394, 2 power units
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