Carrier profile · USDOT 334851 · MC-972059 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Poulin Grain Inc

37 power unitsavg 6.1 yrRegional · 6 statesDERBY, VT94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-972059 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 7

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
37
Inspections · 24 mo
60
Annualized
≈30 / yr
Coverage
≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

5%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
24%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
38%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 87 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 14 total · 2 in 24 mo

14
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
6
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20241001
20231011
20221001
20211011
20151001
20131001
20111011
20091011
20081001
20041011
19991001
19931001
19921001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Oct 7, 2025VT01Yes
Nov 25, 2024VT00Yes
Feb 7, 2023NY01Yes
Dec 23, 2022VT00Yes
Oct 21, 2021NY01Yes
Jan 9, 2015VT00Yes
Mar 19, 2013VT00Yes
Dec 8, 2011VT01Yes
Jan 17, 2009VT02Yes
Jul 5, 2008VT00Yes
Sep 28, 2004ME01Yes
Jan 13, 1999VT00Yes
Feb 3, 1993VT00Yes
May 14, 1992VT00Yes