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W L French Excavating Corporation

As of Oct 22, 2026, W L French Excavating Corporation in North Billerica, Massachusetts reports 137 power units and 47 drivers on its MCS-150, not rated by FMCSA.

14 Sterling Road, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862 (978) 663-2623

Verified Oct 22, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

W L French Excavating Corporation (USDOT 398426, MC-498898) is an active motor carrier based in North Billerica, Massachusetts that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 137 power units and 47 drivers (28 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 1,398,779 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, other cargo (other: Stone Gravel). It is also classified as a private carrier of its own goods. FMCSA has not issued it a safety rating (no compliance review on record). In the last 24 months it had 24 roadside inspections, 2 of them (8.3%) with an out-of-service order; 3 reportable crashes (0 deaths, 2 injuries); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated June 23, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size 100–499 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
FMCSA safety rating Not rated Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Rating age Not rated How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Operation Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150) Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Driver count 25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Last MCS-150 update Jun 23, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Out-of-service share (24 months) Under 10% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source
Roadside inspections (24 months) 24 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source
Reportable crashes (24 months) 3 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source
USDOT number 398426 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
MC docket MC-498898 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Operating authority Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Other cargo (as described) Stone Gravel source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Power units 137 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased) 23 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased) 33 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Drivers 47 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
CDL drivers 28 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150) 1,398,779 miles source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Mileage year 2025 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Also hauls its own freight Yes source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
USDOT registered since Jun 27, 1990 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Business type Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months) 2 source
Hazmat inspections (24 months) 0 source
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months) 0 source
Deaths in those crashes 0 source
Injuries in those crashes 2 source
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months) 0 source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Jun 23, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
  2. Jun 27, 1990: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedOct 22, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
CollectedOct 22, 2026, 10:22 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveFiled an MCS-150 update: Jun 23, 2026; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 27, 1990 (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Massachusetts

190 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Massachusetts; 23 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Massachusetts

FMCSA safety rating (all 190 here): Conditional 9 (5%) · Not rated 116 (61%) · Satisfactory 65 (34%)

Rating age (all 190 here): Rating over 10 years old 62 (33%) · Not rated 116 (61%) · Rating 5–10 years old 7 (4%) · Rated within the last 5 years 5 (3%)

Fleet size (all 190 in this group): 10–24 power units (111) · 25–99 power units (54) · 100–499 power units (20) · 500+ power units (5)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 190 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (107) · Building materials (101) · Construction (101) · Machinery, large objects (96) · Other cargo (90) · Motor vehicles (88) · 24 other values (530)

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