Townsend Oil Company Inc
Danvers, Massachusetts · Carrier number 359536
141
power units
141
power units
Townsend Oil Company Inc is a freight carrier based in Danvers, Massachusetts with 141 power units and 49 drivers as reported, the 4,521st largest trucking fleet in the US and the 74th largest in Massachusetts. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 0 reportable crashes (0.00 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
141
#74 in MA
Drivers
49
49 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
0
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.00
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
22.2%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
10
40% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Oil Company Inc | 0.00 | 22.2% | 30.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in MA | 1.92 | 16.0% | 5.2% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 0 injured
No reportable crash in the last 24 months.
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| Vehicle | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Hazardous load | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 359536
- Based in
- Danvers, Massachusetts
- Registered
- Jul 6, 1989
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Oct 25, 1990)
- Miles driven
- 632,000 (2024)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Coal coke, Liquids gases
- Last update filed
- Dec 1, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Townsend Oil Company Inc have?
Townsend Oil Company Inc reports 141 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 49 drivers, 49 of them with a commercial license. That is the 4,521st largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 632,000 miles in 2024.
Is Townsend Oil Company Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months Townsend Oil Company Inc had 0 reportable crashes, 0.00 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 22.2% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Oct 25, 1990). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.