POLAR CORP
USDOT 42938MC-Docket MC153262WORCESTER, MA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized196 power units
POLAR CORP (USDOT 42938) in WORCESTER, MA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2007-11-01 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.16
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.02
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.06
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
3
Injuries
4
Crashes
93
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 196
- Total drivers
- 208
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 23.3%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-08
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2007-11-01 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
145
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
90
Violations
15
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-27.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-09-08
MA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-04-10
NH
1 injured
2025-02-13
MA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-07-09
NH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front in contact with a part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-02-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-12-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-12-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2024-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-14 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn inoperative | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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