Lippincott Van Lines — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
28 years (granted 1998)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
41 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Robert W Lippincott Inc
DBA
Lippincott Van Lines
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
171 Rowley St, Winsted, CT 06098
Phone
(860) 379-9827
Power units
22
Drivers
17
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC334516
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: ✓ · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Household Goods Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Household Goods Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Household Goods Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 02/04/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/07/2000
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
14.6%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 41 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
17.1%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 41 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jeff@lippincottvanlines.com — company domain
Domain age
lippincottvanlines.com registered 1999-05-11 (27 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: NY 03/2025 · CT 03/2023 · PA 11/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 15, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2026 | MA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 14, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 9, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 2, 2025 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 25, 2025 | CT | Level I — Full |
| Sep 21, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 29, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 11, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 17, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 12, 2025 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 26, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 23, 2025 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 6, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 6, 2025 | WY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 3, 2025 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 3, 2024 | PA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 29, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 26, 2024 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 25, 2024 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 16, 2024 | UT | Level I — Full |
| Sep 10, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 6, 2024 | NH | Level I — Full |
| Jul 20, 2024 | CT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 9, 2024 | CT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 10, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2024 | MA | Level I — Full |
| May 8, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 27, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Mar 6, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 21, 2024 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 30, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 9, 2024 | CT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 8, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 7, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 29, 2023 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 14, 2023 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 41 of 41 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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