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THE GEORGE J FALTER CO

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Company CheckTHE GEORGE J FALTER CO · DOT 844277

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

3501 BENSON AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21227-0676

DOT# 844277 Baltimore, Maryland

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

185

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Sep 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Aug 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address3501 BENSON AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21227-0676

Mailing Address3501 BENSON AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21227-0676

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 8.16 · 26 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .12 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .93 · 22 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage850,000 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)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS3.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/04/2026

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/02/2026

Last checked09/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet38 units

Drivers29

Mileage850,000 mi

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total95

Out of Service5

OOS Rate5.3%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total90

Out of Service3

OOS Rate3.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/04/2026

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

21 · 0 OOS -

2024

30 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

54 · 7 OOS ▲

2026

37 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

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 Sep 2026, 102 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (8.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/22/2026	LONDON GROVE TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
10/16/2025	MIDDLETOWN	DE	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/08/2025	NEWARK	DE	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/31/2025	NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP	PA	1	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
07/23/2024	NEWARK	DE	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

73 roadside violations across 102 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 34 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 32 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 6 violations · 5 OOS

Other (General) 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/01/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ABERDEEN MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	HYATTSVILLE MD	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	MECHANICSVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	US	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	DE	Full (Level I)	NEWARK DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	DARLINGTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	DARLINGTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT LEONARD MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DARLINGTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	HUGHESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	EDGEWOOD MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW CHURCH VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	GRASONVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALKERSVILLE MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARDELA SPRINGS MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASONVILLE MD	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	DAHLGREN VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	QUEEN ANNE MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	HAMPSTEAD MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	MECHANICSVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MECHANICSVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNE MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	GRASONVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	LISBON MD	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPPER MARLBORO MD	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	MOUNT AIRY MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 N/B FT. MCHENRY TOLL PLAZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TALBOT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 13 S/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	TALBOT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL COUNTY	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CARROLL COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections100

Unsafe Driving 26 viols

Driver Fitness 6 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 22 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 38 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 38 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

THE GEORGE J FALTER CO

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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