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W L French Excavating Corporation — USDOT 398426 Carrier Profile

MC 498898 · AAuthority: ActiveHazmat

NORTH BILLERICA, MA 01862 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

137
Power units
larger than 100% of active US carriers
47
Drivers
36.2
Years active
1,398,779
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate84th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate82th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate88th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate72th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

24
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 4.2% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

2
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 4.2% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2026-07-14LEXINGTON, MA01Yes11
2025-08-22PAWTUCKET, RI01No11
2024-12-23QUINCY, MA00Yes11
2024-03-11MEDFORD, MA01Yes11
2023-10-10CAMBRIDGE, MA00Yes11
2023-06-05BRAINTREE, MA00Yes22
2023-03-06WELLS, ME01Yes11
2022-12-20WALTHAM, MA00Yes11
2021-10-05WALTHAM, MA01Yes11
2021-05-10JOHNSTON, RI00Yes22
2021-04-27PETERBOROUGH, NH00Yes11
2020-12-24BURLINGTON, MA00Yes11
2019-04-06BILLERICA, MA02Yes11
2019-03-01BOSTON, MA00Yes11
2017-07-13HOPKINTON, MA01Yes11
2017-05-03STONEHAM, MA00Yes11
2015-12-29WILMINGTON, MA00Yes36
2015-12-28Bedford, NH00Yes11
2014-08-21WILMINGTON, MA01Yes11
2014-04-17LEXINGTON, MA00Yes11
2013-12-20BOSTON, MA01No11
1997-07-31LEXINGTON, MA01Yes11

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
498898
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Coverage amount
$2,000,000
Effective date
January 1, 2022
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE. Authorized to transport hazardous materials.

Machinery, Large ObjectsConstruction EquipmentOther Cargo

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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