Acadia Institute Of Oceanography — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
12 years (granted 2014)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Pinniped Incorporated
DBA
Acadia Institute Of Oceanography
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
9 Lower Dunbar Rd, Seal Harbor, ME 04675
Phone
(800) 375-0058
Power units
4
Drivers
13
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC867559
Common: Inactive · Contract: None · Broker: None · Application pending
Property: ✓ · Passenger: ✓ · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Passenger Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/06/2019 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/10/2019
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
explore@acadiainstitute.com — company domain
Domain age
acadiainstitute.com registered 1997-04-10 (29 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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