Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 678754 · MC-316033
BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC
2 power unitsARUNDEL, ME
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-316033 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 678754, MC-316033) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in ARUNDEL, ME, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BBBRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Northern America · 97–99
Peerless · 02–06
19972011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 21 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2011 → Mar 2011 | $1M | 4 |
| ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2009 → Jan 2010 | $1M | 6 |
| PEERLESS INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2002 → Jan 2006 | $1M | 6 |
| THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Jul 2000 → Sep 2000 | $1M | 3 |
| ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1999 → Jul 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Mar 1997 → Jul 1999 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ARUNDEL, ME
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@branchbrookfuels.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1440656
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john hughes — 25 carriers: USDOT 89599USDOT 142729USDOT 646187USDOT 769360USDOT 770783USDOT 829009USDOT 847586USDOT 940431
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 14 OLD SAWMILL LN, ARUNDEL, ME, 04046
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 967, KENNEBUNK, ME, 04043
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 985-0271
- Cell
- (207) 467-1088
- Fax
- (207) 985-0271
- Web domain
- branchbrookfuels.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Hughes · Violet A Hughes
- USDOT / docket
- 678754 · MC-316033
- First registered
- 03/03/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 01/27/2025 · 11 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 678754, and its motor carrier number is MC-316033.
Is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC based?
BRANCH BROOK TRANSPORTATION INC is based in ARUNDEL, ME.