Maine Safety Report
Comprehensive motor carrier safety analysis combining FMCSA registration data with NHTSA fatality statistics for Maine.
Executive Summary
According to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), Maine recorded 135 traffic fatalities in 2023, representing a 32.6% increase from the previous year, raising safety concerns. Large trucks were involved in 18 of these incidents (13.3% of total fatalities). The state's fatality rate of 9.6 per 100,000 residents remains below the national average of 12.4 per 100,000 residents. Of the 25,336 registered motor carriers in Maine, 673 (2.7%) have crash incidents on record within the 24-month federal monitoring period.
Economic Context
Maine's $99 billion economy relies on efficient freight transportation across its major corridors, including I-95 (N-S) and US-1. The state's trucking industry employs approximately 5,052 workers, contributing significantly to both local employment and interstate commerce.
Risk Analysis
Risk analysis identifies 10 carriers in Maine with elevated crash histories (4+ incidents in 24 months). The highest-risk carrier, PINE TREE WASTE INC (USDOT 631038), has recorded 26 crashes during the monitoring period. Combined, these 10 carriers account for 119 of the state's 1058 total carrier-involved incidents—a disproportionate 11.2% of all crashes from just 0.04% of registered carriers. Shippers and freight brokers are advised to conduct thorough due diligence when engaging carriers with multiple incidents on record.
Maine Trucking Industry Overview
The trucking industry in Maine employs approximately 5,052 workers, contributing to the state's $99 billion GDP. Registered carriers operate a combined fleet of 300,209 power units with 104,571 active drivers. Key freight arteries include I-95 (N-S), US-1, which facilitate the movement of goods across state lines and to major distribution centers. The state's freight infrastructure supports both regional distribution and long-haul interstate commerce, making carrier safety a critical concern for public welfare and economic efficiency.
Top Cities by Carrier Concentration
Maine Motor Carrier Directory
Showing top 100 by incident volume| Carrier Identity | Crashes (24m) | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PINE TREE WASTE INC DOT: 631038 • SCARBOROUGH | 26 | VIEW REPORT |
| BLUE DIAMOND TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 2533963 • PRESQUE ISLE | 23 | VIEW REPORT |
| DEAD RIVER COMPANY LLC DOT: 164906 • SOUTH PORTLAND | 18 | VIEW REPORT |
| E J CARRIER INC DOT: 73666 • JACKMAN | 9 | VIEW REPORT |
| AAA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DOT: 555705 • PORTLAND | 8 | VIEW REPORT |
| CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY DOT: 659116 • AUGUSTA | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| H O BOUCHARD INC DOT: 150251 • HAMPDEN | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| MCGEE ON ROAD EQUIPMENT LLC DOT: 669951 • WEST GARDINER | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| SHAW BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC DOT: 754284 • GORHAM | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| HANCOCK LUMBER COMPANY INC DOT: 270816 • CASCO | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| BOLSTER'S RUBBISH REMOVAL LLC DOT: 743331 • BURNHAM | 7 | VIEW REPORT |
| JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY DOT: 329770 • FALMOUTH | 6 | VIEW REPORT |
| R C MOORE INC DOT: 154193 • PORTLAND | 6 | VIEW REPORT |
| FABIAN OIL LLC DOT: 745293 • OAKLAND | 6 | VIEW REPORT |
| TROIANO WASTE SERVICES INC DOT: 490876 • SOUTH PORTLAND | 6 | VIEW REPORT |
| SETH MCCOYS TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LLC DOT: 1544841 • ALFRED | 6 | VIEW REPORT |
| JOHN T CYR & SONS INC DOT: 192993 • OLD TOWN | 5 | VIEW REPORT |
| SIBLEY & SONS CONSTRUCTION INC DOT: 361845 • BANGOR | 5 | VIEW REPORT |
| KNG TRANSPORTATION DOT: 2858432 • GARDINER | 5 | VIEW REPORT |
| JEFFREY PETER CHADBOURNE DOT: 695788 • GARDINER | 5 | VIEW REPORT |
| HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY DOT: 130636 • BELGRADE | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| VERSANT POWER DOT: 782570 • HAMPDEN | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| FIELDINGS OIL CO INC DOT: 745326 • SCARBOROUGH | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| CLIFFORD W PERHAM INC DOT: 51041 • SCARBOROUGH | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| EVERETT J PRESCOTT INC DOT: 25286 • GARDINER | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| OAKHURST DAIRY DOT: 306662 • PORTLAND | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| R F CHAMBERLAND INC DOT: 181788 • SAINT AGATHA | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| AGRI-CYCLE ENERGY LLC DOT: 2446991 • SOUTH PORTLAND | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 1954562 • BUCKSPORT | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| NATIVE MAINE OPERATIONS INC DOT: 446033 • WESTBROOK | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES DOT: 164914 • HOULTON | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| NORTHEAST TRANSPORT INC DOT: 288676 • WALDOBORO | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MAINE INC DOT: 297498 • PORTLAND | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| NORTH STATE TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 1296322 • CARIBOU | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| HAGAR ENTERPRISES INC DOT: 790092 • DAMARISCOTTA | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| COUNT AND CRUSH DOT: 1747981 • BIDDEFORD | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| THOMPSON'S TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 3123379 • MAPLETON | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| ALBERT FARMS INC DOT: 717 • MADAWASKA | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| MAINE LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS LLC DOT: 3050076 • GREENBUSH | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| COREY EQUIPMENT INC DOT: 367518 • MONTICELLO | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| AUBURN TRANSPORT DOT: 1778444 • AUBURN | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| SKIP'S EXPRESS INC DOT: 2969185 • LITTLETON | 4 | VIEW REPORT |
| CIANBRO EQUIPMENT LLC DOT: 1717504 • PITTSFIELD | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| C N BROWN COMPANY DOT: 50763 • SOUTH PARIS | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| MAINE OXY ACETYLENE SUPPLY CO DOT: 94444 • AUBURN | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| SYSCO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC DOT: 284941 • WESTBROOK | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| R A CUMMINGS INC DOT: 963229 • AUBURN | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| SAZERAC TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 2477295 • LEWISTON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| GORHAM SAND & GRAVEL INC DOT: 755780 • BUXTON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| NRF DISTRIBUTORS INC DOT: 206341 • AUGUSTA | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| PERRY TRANSPORT INC DOT: 299134 • POLAND | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| BEACH FRONT PROPERTIES LLC DOT: 3165612 • BERNARD | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| R PEPIN & SONS INC DOT: 18873 • SANFORD | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| MCW TRUCKING INC DOT: 623194 • DURHAM | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| DOUGLAS W JONES INC DOT: 1958954 • BETHEL | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| POWERS TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 873953 • CLINTON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| TIM FLOOD CATTLE CO LLC DOT: 3611130 • CLINTON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| SPC TRANSPORT CO DOT: 9163 • AUBURN | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| G C A LOGGING INC DOT: 402754 • AVON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| L L P TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 998452 • JEFFERSON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| DUBE ENVIRONMENTAL INC DOT: 1840025 • SIDNEY | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| COASTAL ROAD REPAIR LLC DOT: 1855964 • WESTBROOK | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| GLIDDEN EXCAVATING & PAVING INC DOT: 810665 • GORHAM | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| FALCON TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 2533953 • PRESQUE ISLE | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| GENERAL CONTRACTOR VAUGHN D THIBODEAU II INC DOT: 2042799 • BANGOR | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| JASON A LANDRY DOT: 1496225 • SHERMAN | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| IRVING FOREST PRODUCTS INC DOT: 788108 • DIXFIELD | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| DUTCH GAP AUTO INC DOT: 826268 • CHESTERVILLE | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| WHITMORE TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT: 974635 • DURHAM | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| KJ TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 2900340 • THOMASTON | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| ERVIN H BEAN DOT: 1025368 • VIENNA | 3 | VIEW REPORT |
| LEPAGE BAKERIES PARK STREET LLC DOT: 94424 • AUBURN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| CROOKER CONSTRUCTION LLC DOT: 788088 • TOPSHAM | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| LEDGEMERE TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 271374 • WELLS | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| J F 2 LLC DOT: 1268592 • PORTLAND | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| WESTERN MAINE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC DOT: 994221 • AUBURN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| ATLANTIC POWER CONSTRUCTORS LLC DOT: 3913185 • MANCHESTER | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| CHAPMAN TRUCKING INC DOT: 248771 • AUBURN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| EUROVIA ATLANTIC COAST DOT: 4021751 • BANGOR | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| CARMICHAEL TRANSPORT INC DOT: 331109 • OLD TOWN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| HOPKINS LANDSCAPING LLC DOT: 2354368 • HERMON | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| A & A BROCHU LLC DOT: 2832272 • CLINTON | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| ELDREDGE LUMBER & HARDWARE INC DOT: 387755 • YORK | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| PORTLAND AIR FREIGHT INC DOT: 192141 • SCARBOROUGH | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| TREELINE INC DOT: 481082 • LINCOLN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| RIVERSIDE DISPOSAL INC DOT: 832542 • CHELSEA | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| OWEN J FOLSOM INC DOT: 755701 • OLD TOWN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| DYSARTS TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 185312 • HERMON | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| VALLEY DISTRIBUTORS INC DOT: 296549 • LEWISTON | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| BISSON TRANSPORTATION INC DOT: 9153 • WESTBROOK | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| NITRAM EXCAVATION & GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC DOT: 944889 • BENTON | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| Q-TEAM INC DOT: 1004122 • NAPLES | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY DOT: 206013 • SACO | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| PINE POINT TRUCKING DOT: 2942472 • SACO | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| J D R TRANSPORT LLC DOT: 2399884 • MARS HILL | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| LIWS OF NEW ENGLAND WASTE SERVICES LLC DOT: 4331773 • MEXICO | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| BIDDEFORD-SACO-OLD ORCHARD BEACH TRANSIT COMMITTEE DOT: 2578408 • BIDDEFORD | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| FREEDOM XPRESS INC DOT: 1430527 • BREWER | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| HISSONG READY MIX & AGGREGATES LLC DOT: 1747783 • LYMAN | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
| BROWN DOG CARRIERS LLC DOT: 3015575 • BIDDEFORD | 2 | VIEW REPORT |
Data Sources & Methodology
Last updated: 2026-02-24. Data refresh occurs monthly. Fatality counts represent all motor vehicle crashes, not exclusively commercial vehicle incidents.