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Company CheckSOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY LLC · DOT 2184549

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

DBA: SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY

8305 BOLIVAR RD, MIDDLETOWN, MD, 21769

DOT# 2184549 MC# 5160 Middletown, Maryland 21 years

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(301) 371-8565

Fax(301) 371-5936

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8305 BOLIVAR RD, MIDDLETOWN, MD, 21769

Mailing Address8305 BOLIVAR RD, MIDDLETOWN, MD, 21769

Other Companies at This Address

Address8305 BOLIVAR RD, MIDDLETOWN, MD 21769

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY LLC this company	2184549	(301) 371-8565	Active
SOWERS FARM HOLDINGS LLC	1606802	(301) 371-8565	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

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Operating21 years

Company Overview

SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY LLC is a FMCSA-validated private carrier based in Middletown, Maryland. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/22/2011. The fleet consists of 46 power units and 42 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,560,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 95 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY LLC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 .81 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .3 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.31 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,560,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS7.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet46 units

Drivers42

Mileage1,560,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total53

Out of Service2

OOS Rate3.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total42

Out of Service3

OOS Rate7.1%

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

2023

20 · 1 OOS -

2024

22 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

34 · 3 OOS =

2026

7 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

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 Jun 2026, 50 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/14/2025	LEESBURG	VA	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/06/2023	EISENHOWER MEMORIAL HWY	MD	1	3	Rain	Wet	Dawn
07/19/2023	BALTO NATIONAL PIKE	MD	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

52 roadside violations across 50 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

Vehicle Maintenance 30 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 18 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 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 (83)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/01/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEPHENS CITY VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEPHENS CITY VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEPHENS CITY VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREDERICK MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAGERSTOWN MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	PERRYVILLE MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	I81 NB MM 7.5 ANTRIM TWP - I81	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	STEPHENS CITY VA	6	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	8	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-81 NB WELCOME CENTER	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	GLENWOOD MD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	I81 NB MM 7.5 ANTRIM TWP - I81	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	MOUNT AIRY MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	MONTGOMERY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 N/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON COUNTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	I81 N MM 14	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE COUNTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN VA	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARTINSBURG WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	SOMERSET COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON COUNTY	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON MOLLY PITCHER HWY 282 FEET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 N/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	I81 NB MM 7.5 ANTRIM TWP - I81	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	▲Detail
11/16/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I81 NB GUILFORD TWP - I81 EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON COUNTY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	US	Full (Level I)	CHAMBERSBURGPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-81	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/12/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections54

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

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.

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

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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (83)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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