RICHARD FOSS
USDOT 684896 · Doing business as FOSS TRANSPORTATION
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (5 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on filePROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 684896 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-318550 |
| Legal Name | RICHARD FOSS |
| DBA Name | FOSS TRANSPORTATION |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2072554184 |
| Address | 392 CHASES MILL RD, E Machias, ME, 04630 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2016-09-16 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2016-09-16 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1999-11-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-12-29 — OH — towaway
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) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 2 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 132,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-JUL-25 |
RICHARD FOSS operates 5 power units — a larger fleet than 89% of carriers registered in ME.
Nearby
Other carriers in E Machias, ME
- GADDIS BROTHERS BLUEBERRIES — USDOT 972970, 2 power units
- DONALD C LEE JR — USDOT 891395, 1 power units
- BERNARD L MORSE JR — USDOT 1040497, 1 power units
- REGINALD HICKS SR — USDOT 1102674, 1 power units
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