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USDOT 687044MC1778095

William T Gardner & Sons Inc — compliance record

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

William T Gardner & Sons Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

16 Access Rd, Chester, ME 04457

Phone

(207) 794-2303

Power units

49

Drivers

33

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1778095

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Firemen's Insurance Co. Of Washington Dc · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 87 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 87 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

accounts.payable@gardcos.com — company domain

✓

Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

✓

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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: ME 04/2026 · ME 10/2025 · ME 07/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 152025: 282024: 322023: 12
Level II — Walk-around: 43Level III — Driver-only: 30Level I — Full: 14
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026MELevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 19, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025MELevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2024MELevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
May 10, 2024MELevel I — Full
May 7, 2024MELevel I — Full
May 1, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2024MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 1, 2024MELevel I — Full
Jan 25, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2024MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2023MELevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2023MELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Sep 27, 2023MELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 31, 2023MELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 29, 2023MELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2023MELevel I — Full

Most recent 87 of 87 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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