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USDOT 1954562MC694115

Skip Mckean Petroleum Transport — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

16 years (granted 2010)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

132 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Dead River Transport Llc

DBA

Skip Mckean Petroleum Transport

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

55 River Road, Bucksport, ME 04416

Phone

(207) 469-6113

Power units

46

Drivers

72

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC694115

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X — United States Fire Insurance Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 132 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 132 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

chuck.young@deadriver.com — company domain

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Domain age

deadriver.com registered 1996-04-23 (30 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Mimecast)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: ME 06/2026 · ME 03/2026 · ME 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 242025: 502024: 402023: 18
Level II — Walk-around: 68Level I — Full: 50Level III — Driver-only: 14
DateStateLevel
Jun 24, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026NHLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 14, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026VTLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026VTLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026VTLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026MELevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026NHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025VTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 26, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025MELevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Sep 16, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025MELevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2025VTLevel I — Full
May 27, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
May 8, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2025USLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025VTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 7, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2025VTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024MELevel I — Full
Dec 20, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2024MELevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2024NHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2024MELevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024MELevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024MELevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2024MELevel I — Full
Sep 20, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2024MELevel I — Full
Aug 29, 2024MELevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2024NHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2024MELevel I — Full
May 15, 2024MELevel I — Full
May 13, 2024NHLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2024MELevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 132 inspections on file.

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Welton McKean Obituary (1943 - 2024) - Henniker, NH - Concord Monitor - Legacy obituary

Legacy obituary · 12/13/2024

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