Trucking carriers based in Connecticut
How Connecticut carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
Connecticut ranks 35 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 10% lower than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATTCO INC | 1746 | 1625 | 1113 | 2.0% |
| NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY | 787 | 1214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO | 735 | 1047 | 6 | 0.0% |
| O & G INDUSTRIES INC | 294 | 202 | 39 | 7.7% |
| BOZZUTO'S INC | 273 | 286 | 200 | 11.5% |
| THE LANE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | 143 | 200 | 27 | 25.9% |
| AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL USA INC | 102 | 181 | 10 | 0.0% |
| SPERRY RAIL INC | 98 | 95 | 57 | 1.8% |
| STAR DISTRIBUTORS INC | 96 | 76 | 67 | 9.0% |
| WINKLE BUS COMPANY INC | 84 | 69 | — | — |
| RINGS END INCORPORATED | 80 | 70 | 35 | 8.6% |
| HOCON GAS INC | 78 | 41 | 13 | 7.7% |
| SALTER'S EXPRESS COMPANY INC | 75 | 59 | — | — |
| RUDY'S LIMOUSINE SERVICE INC | 70 | 90 | — | — |
| WILLIAM B MEYERINC | 65 | 99 | 48 | 8.3% |
| GUIDA-SEIBERT DAIRY CO | 59 | 62 | 28 | 10.7% |
| THURSTON FOODS INC | 58 | 54 | 92 | 13.0% |
| F EDWIN SMYTH AND SON INC | 44 | 44 | — | — |
| CONNECTICUT HANDIVAN INC | 37 | 50 | — | — |
| HARTFORD PROVISION COMPANY INC | 36 | 41 | 60 | 13.3% |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 20.0%
- Indiana 16.4%
- North Dakota 15.3%
- Washington 14.5%
- Oregon 14.4%
- Montana 14.3%
- Pennsylvania 14.2%
- Colorado 14.0%
- Texas 13.9%
- Mississippi 13.9%
- Idaho 12.3%
- Kentucky 12.3%
Reading these numbers
These are rates, not totals. A count of carriers here describes the records we hold, not everything Connecticut has on the road. A rate does not depend on how much of the state we hold, which is why it is the figure on this page. It is weighted by inspections, so a few large carriers move it more than many small ones.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found something serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. The rate counts inspections that ended in such an order, over inspections performed — not violations, several of which can come from one inspection. A crash on a carrier’s record is not a finding of fault.