Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA DESROCHERS CRANE SERVICE & EXCAVATING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.8 yr
Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
DESROCHERS INC (USDOT 482063) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.
The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.
It reports 9 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 30, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 2, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.
DESROCHERS INC's USDOT number is 482063, and its motor carrier number is MC-1396.
As of Aug 30, 2026, DESROCHERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DESROCHERS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).
DESROCHERS INC operates 9 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DESROCHERS INC is based in DERBY, VT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2023 → Oct 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | Oct 2020 → Oct 2023 | $750K | 3 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Jul 2019 → Jan 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | Jun 2019 → Oct 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) | Jul 2018 → Jul 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS | Jun 2017 → Jun 2017 | $750K | 3 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Mar 2017 → Feb 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | Jan 2015 → Jun 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2015 → Feb 2015 | $750K | 3 |
| FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | Oct 2008 → Jan 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY INDEMNITY COMPANY | Oct 2004 → Oct 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Oct 1997 → Nov 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Mar 1994 → Oct 1997 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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