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JOSEPH ABELL

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Company CheckJOSEPH ABELL · DOT 507895

DBA: JOSEPH ABELL ENTERPRISES

4506 EMERSON STREET SUITE 6, HYATTSVILLE, MD, 20781

DOT# 507895 MC# 356147 Hyattsville, Maryland 27 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address4506 EMERSON STREET SUITE 6, HYATTSVILLE, MD, 20781

Mailing Address4506 EMERSON STREET SUITE 6, HYATTSVILLE, MD, 20781

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC356147

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,500 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/05/2020

CompanyERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Policy #Q04 0531164

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage2,500 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

3 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY COUNTY	1	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections4

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2573688	$750,000	11/05/2013	01/30/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2573688	$750,000	11/05/2013	04/10/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q46 3030270	$0	10/30/2018	11/29/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q46 3030270	$0	10/30/2013	10/30/2018	Replaced
34	CARGO	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q40 0551099	$0	10/24/2019	04/05/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q40 0551099	$0	10/24/2019	05/16/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q04 0531164	$750,000	04/30/2020	04/05/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q39 3050311	$0	04/06/1999	03/09/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q03 3030080	$1,000,000	04/06/1999	07/26/2003	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS CO	BTN0000490	$0	03/09/2001	06/13/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q01 3030930	$750,000	01/30/2020	04/05/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q01 3030930	$750,000	01/30/2020	04/30/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q01 3030930	$1,000,000	01/30/2019	01/30/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q01 3030930	$1,000,000	01/30/2019	01/30/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC356147	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/30/2019	-	-
MC356147	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/07/2013	REVOKED	12/09/2019
MC356147	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/14/1999	REVOKED	08/30/2001
MC356147	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/29/2024
MC356147	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2020
MC356147	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2019

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

JOSEPH ABELL

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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