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Company CheckMELVIN L JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO · DOT 64753

25136 DUPONT BLVD, GEORGETOWN, DE, 19947

DOT# 64753 Georgetown, Delaware

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jun 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Jan 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

Phone(302) 856-7396

Fax(302) 856-1725

Email[email protected]

Physical Address25136 DUPONT BLVD, GEORGETOWN, DE, 19947

Mailing Address25136 DUPONT BLVD, GEORGETOWN, DE, 19947

Other Companies at This Address

Address25136 DUPONT BLVD, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JOHN STACY CARTER	4539114	(302) 856-7396 shared ×4	Active
M L JOSEPH SAND & GRAVEL CO INC	1624586	(302) 856-7396 shared ×4	Active
MELVIN L JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO this company	64753	(302) 856-7396 shared ×4	Active
STOCKLEY MATERIALS LLC	1803166	(302) 856-7396 shared ×4	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

MELVIN L JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in Georgetown, Delaware. The fleet consists of 19 power units and 12 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 240,210 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 1 inspections, MELVIN L JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MELVIN L JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO has a Trust Score of 97/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

Mileage

Annual Mileage240,210 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review01/28/1988

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/17/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet19 units

Drivers12

Mileage240,210 mi

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/28/1988 | Rated: 01/28/1988

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 —

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2025

0 crashes ▼

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 Jan 2025 — 1 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.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score — older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/15/2023	GEORGETOWN	DE	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results — not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/27/2025 ▼	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/26/2023 ▼	DE	Full (Level I)	DAGSBORO DE	12	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (12) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.205A-WRCC — CFR 393.205A-WRCC OOS 393.203C-CBP — CFR 393.203C-CBP Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.205A-WRCC — CFR 393.205A-WRCC OOS 393.45B2-B-AIR — CFR 393.45B2-B-AIR OOS
08/10/2023	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 113 SB @ SR 20	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−3

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers — a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

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