Carrier profile · USDOT 4355501 · MC-1703587 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Top Class Group Limited Liability Company

2 power unitsavg 9.7 yrRegional · 3 statesSTAFFORD SPRINGS, CT0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1703587 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2008–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(860) 834-3843 Email dispatchjames@topclasstrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2008–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Feb 21, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive’25–’26

beyond this history

20252026now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT

1 DEEPWOOD DR

Top corridor

ME ⇄ CT

ME 2 · NC 1 · VA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1080998Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1080998 USDOT 2533963 USDOT 3714508 USDOT 2533953

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james kiernan — 2 carriers: USDOT 1957166

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1 DEEPWOOD DR, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT, 06076
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (860) 834-3843
Email: james@topclasstrucking.com
Web domain: topclasstrucking.com

Registration

Officer: James Kiernan
USDOT / docket: 4355501 · MC-1703587
First registered: Feb 3, 2025
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (USDOT 4355501) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's USDOT number?

TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's USDOT number is 4355501, and its motor carrier number is MC-1703587.

Is TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's safety record?

TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).

How big is TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY's fleet?

TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY based?

TOP CLASS GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is based in STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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