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IPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC

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Company CheckIPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC · DOT 63905

8 HAYWARD ST, IPSWICH, MA, 01938-2012

DOT# 63905 MC# 872984 Ipswich, Massachusetts 11 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Jun 26, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 28, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 26, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(978) 356-4371

Fax(978) 356-6828

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8 HAYWARD ST, IPSWICH, MA, 01938-2012

Mailing AddressP O BOX 550, IPSWICH, MA, 01938-0550

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC872984

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Company Overview

IPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The company has been in operation for 11 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 28 power units and 27 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 854,801 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 15 inspections, IPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, IPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage854,801 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review10/04/2013

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanySTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1000198369171

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet28 units

Drivers27

Mileage854,801 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service1

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/04/2013

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

2023

2 · 0 OOS —

2024

7 · 0 OOS =

2025

8 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 1 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 2026 — 13 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (23.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (20)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/08/2026	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/08/2026	MA	Full (Level I)	MANSFIELD MA	5	1	0	0	5	1	-
04/20/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
10/21/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-ROWLEY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
08/20/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S-SAUGUS	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
07/10/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-RAYNHAM	1	1	1	1	0	0	-
05/29/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-ROWLEY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/14/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANTERBURY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/07/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
01/29/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/27/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/06/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/07/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S-LYNN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
06/07/2024	MA	Full (Level I)	H-CANTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/28/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S-EAST BOSTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/21/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/02/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DANVERS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
01/10/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-PEABODY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
12/18/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/28/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONCORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CPP135888A	$1,000,000	06/17/2014	10/01/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC872984	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2017
MC872984	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/07/2014	-	-

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90/100

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 — from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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.

IPSWICH SHELLFISH COMPANY INC

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Drivers

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (20)

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