FORBES TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 823166
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (57 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate16.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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 Number | 823166 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1526059 |
| Legal Name | FORBES TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2034682777 |
| Address | 119 COMMERCE STREET, East Haven, CT, 06512 |
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 | 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 | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 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 | 36 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-03-12 — CT — towaway
- 2024-06-26 — CT — towaway
- 2023-12-14 — CT — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (5), 20 (4), 24 (4).
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) | 57 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 20 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,228,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-FEB-25 |
FORBES TRANSPORT INC operates 57 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CT.
Nearby
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