Dead River Company

Dead River Company delivers propane and heating oil and installs and services heating equipment, and its BBB profile places it in Somersworth, NH. An r/newhampshire commenter wrote in 2026 that Dead River "was great for us." The company says it was founded in 1909 by Charles Hutchins in the forest products industry and entered the petroleum business in the 1930s, and its website says it works across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. Its New Hampshire HVAC licence, MBE0900297, is active on the state registry in the name of Dead River Co., LLC. Its BBB page is an A+ on a file that is not BBB-accredited. The company has drawn BBB complaints over what it charged for parts, and over how a customer's oil order was handled. In a November 2024 r/newhampshire thread, a commenter said that when they needed service and called Dead River, they were told, "You're not a customer, sorry." In a 2023 r/Maine thread, one commenter wrote: "Several people have stated their loathing for Dead River." An r/Maine commenter in 2023 wrote that Dead River is fine.