THOMAS FERRO

CARMEL, ME

DBA: DESCO

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — THOMAS FERRO (USDOT 1011968)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1011968/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1011968 Active INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY Owner: THOMAS FERRO Other (TOOLS) Based in CARMEL, ME

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=269893 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1011968

In FMCSA records since Mar 15, 2002 (~24y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner THOMAS FERRO

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Other (TOOLS)

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 32,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (207) 907-0899

Email: [email protected]

Physical

497 COOK RD

CARMEL, ME 04419

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1011968

In FMCSA records since Mar 15, 2002 (~24y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 32,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.17 vs 1.80 -1.63

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	2	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	6	6	1
OOS inspections	1	1	1
OOS percentage	16.67%	16.67%	100%
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

25.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 25.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 269,893 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

25%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-08 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Hazardous Materials

1 violation

1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Maine (ME)	5	1	20.0%	Oct 15, 2026
Connecticut (CT)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 7, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		6

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89279827	Oct 15, 2026	ME	1	AUGUSTA ME	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 940CSR · 1FDRF3G6XLEE33894	0	—	No
89200350	Oct 7, 2026	CT	1	MIDDLETOWN SCALE	—	2	391.41APC, 393.95A4-EENA	Yes
87507711	Apr 7, 2026	ME	1	SIDNEY - SCALES	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 940CSR · 1FDRF3G6XLEE33894	0	—	No
86370876	Nov 19, 2025	ME	1	me-sidney---scales	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 7C5404 · 1FDUF5HT1GED03227	0	—	No
85038619	Jun 24, 2025	ME	1	me-sidney---scales	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 7C5404 · 1FDUF5HT1GED03227	0	—	No
84190775	Mar 20, 2025	ME	2	me-pittsfield---scales-nb	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 7C5404 · 1FDUF5HT1GED03227	1	177.834A-HMC	Yes
82570192	Aug 28, 2024	ME	1	me-pittsfield---scales-nb	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK ME 7C5404 · 1FDUF5HT1GED03227	0	—	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MIDDLETOWN SCALE	CT	1	1
AUGUSTA ME	ME	1	0
SIDNEY - SCALES	ME	1	0

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