Trucking carriers based in Massachusetts
How Massachusetts carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
Massachusetts ranks 42 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 24% lower than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIFIRST CORPORATION | 3143 | 2896 | 1309 | 6.7% |
| LILY TRANSPORTATION LLC | 903 | 1040 | 1493 | 6.6% |
| MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO | 536 | 890 | 9 | 0.0% |
| F W WEBB COMPANY | 473 | 577 | 913 | 5.5% |
| ALL STATES CONSTRUCTION INC | 411 | 246 | 135 | 11.1% |
| HEPACO LLC | 407 | 557 | — | — |
| DEE BUS SERVICE INC | 370 | 370 | 3 | 0.0% |
| SYSCO BOSTON LLC | 234 | 257 | 82 | 7.3% |
| THE STOP AND SHOP SUPERMARKET COMPANY | 204 | 376 | 106 | 11.3% |
| POLAR CORP | 196 | 208 | 141 | 9.2% |
| ROBERT B OUR COMPANY INC | 147 | 159 | 11 | 18.2% |
| PETER PAN BUS LINES INC | 142 | 141 | 673 | 2.5% |
| CUMBERLAND FARMS INC | 116 | 206 | 173 | 3.5% |
| DEMOULAS SUPERMARKETS INC | 99 | 86 | 44 | 18.2% |
| GOLD MEDAL BAKERY INC | 81 | 98 | 70 | 5.7% |
| BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL CO | 62 | 58 | 2 | 0.0% |
| BRODIE INC | 58 | 3 | 6 | 16.7% |
| BROCKWAY SMITH COMPANY | 57 | 42 | 84 | 3.6% |
| O'CONNELL OIL ASSOCIATES INC | 55 | 20 | 1 | 0.0% |
| SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS OF MASSACHUSETTS LLC | 55 | 111 | 38 | 2.6% |
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 Massachusetts 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.