Carrier profile · USDOT 1001492 · MC-532833 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWALPOLE, MA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-532833 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(508) 668-1530 Email dispatchCONNOLLYS@CONNOLLYBUS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’18 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Interstate’05–’08

Utica’08–’17

Catlin Specialty’08–’17

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2018

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2017 → Aug 2018	$5M	3
CATLIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Aug 2017	$5M	1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2008 → Aug 2017	$5M	1
CATLIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jul 2008	$5M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Jun 2008	$5M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2008	$5M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2008	$5M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Apr 2008	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

WALPOLE, MA

609 MAIN ST ROUTE 1A

Top corridor

MA 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@connollybus.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2566517

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 609 MAIN ST ROUTE 1A, WALPOLE, MA, 02081-0084
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (508) 668-1530
Fax: (508) 668-0387
Email: connollys@connollybus.com
Web domain: connollybus.com

Registration

Officers: Joseph J. Connolly Jr · Timothy Connolly
USDOT / docket: 1001492 · MC-532833
First registered: Jan 29, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jul 25, 2024 · 2,560,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 27, 2022
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

303

Drivers

303

CDL drivers

2,560,000

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 MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC.

MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC (USDOT 1001492) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 303 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 25, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 27, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC's USDOT number?

MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC's USDOT number is 1001492, and its motor carrier number is MC-532833.

Is MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC's safety record?

MICHAEL J CONNOLLY & SONS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).