JAMES F BACON

USDOT 1474687 • DBA: BACON TRANSPORTATION • 130 BEAN RD, MERCER, ME, 04957

ACTIVEMotor Carrier

Authority:1 active

Insurance:2 current

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:C

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

1,474,687

Status

ACTIVE

Operation

Interstate

Business Type

Motor Carrier

State

Maine

Phone

2076129099

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Safety Rating

MCS-150 Mileage

70,000

BOC-3 Agent

TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Physical Address

130 BEAN RD, MERCER, ME, 04957

Contact

Phone: 2076129099

Email: [email protected]

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Common Carrier — Active

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

2 active

Latest: May 7, 2020

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
Common Carrier	MC-571665	ACTIVE	Unknown	May 7, 2020

Active Insurance (2)

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Active Insurance (2)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	CA 2102497	ON FILE	May 7, 2020	May 7, 2023
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874702	ON FILE	Nov 4, 2010	Apr 29, 2011

Insurance History (33 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (33 canceled/expired)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	LTO0064162	CANCELLED	May 7, 2019	May 16, 2020
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	LTO0064162	REPLACED	May 7, 2019	May 7, 2020
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	PRA0084970	CANCELLED	May 7, 2015	May 7, 2019
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874706	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2014	Mar 11, 2015
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874705	REPLACED	Jun 12, 2013	Jun 12, 2014
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874705	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2013	Jul 23, 2014
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874704	REPLACED	Jun 12, 2012	Jun 12, 2013
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874703	REPLACED	Nov 17, 2011	Jun 12, 2012
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874703	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2011	Nov 17, 2011
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	May 5, 2011	Jun 12, 2011
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	Nov 4, 2010	May 5, 2011
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	Oct 5, 2010	Nov 4, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	Oct 5, 2010	Nov 4, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2010	Oct 5, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874702	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2010	Oct 5, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	May 6, 2010	Jun 12, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	May 6, 2010	Jun 12, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Apr 8, 2010	May 6, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Apr 8, 2010	May 6, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Dec 29, 2009	Apr 8, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Dec 29, 2009	Apr 8, 2010
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2009	Dec 29, 2009
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA04874701	CANCELLED	Jun 12, 2009	Dec 29, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	OPO0027440	REPLACED	Mar 15, 2009	Jun 12, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CARGO	OPO0027440	CANCELLED	Mar 15, 2009	Jul 1, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CARGO	OPO0027440	REPLACED	Mar 15, 2009	Jun 12, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	OPO0027440	CANCELLED	Mar 15, 2009	Jul 1, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CARGO	OPO0026950	CANCELLED	Aug 3, 2008	Mar 15, 2009
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	CTO0118341	CANCELLED	Mar 18, 2008	Mar 15, 2009
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TN549788	REPLACED	Mar 14, 2007	Mar 18, 2008
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	CARGO	QT-660-5436C342-06	CANCELLED	Aug 3, 2006	Aug 13, 2008
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	CARGO	QT-660-5436C342-06	REPLACED	Aug 3, 2006	Aug 3, 2008
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	479205	CANCELLED	Jul 31, 2006	Mar 14, 2007

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
Event	Insurer	Policy #	Type	Event Date	Cancel Date
TERM/REPL	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2102497	BIPD/Primary	May 7, 2023	May 7, 2023
TERM/CANCL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0064162	BIPD/Primary	May 16, 2020	May 16, 2020
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0064162	BIPD/Primary	May 7, 2020	May 7, 2020
CANCEL	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA0084970	BIPD/Primary	May 7, 2019	May 7, 2019
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874706	BIPD/Primary	Mar 11, 2015	Mar 11, 2015
TERM/CANCL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874705	BIPD/Primary	Jul 23, 2014	Jul 23, 2014
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874705	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2014	Jun 12, 2014
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874704	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2013	Jun 12, 2013
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874703	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2012	Jun 12, 2012
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874703	BIPD/Primary	Nov 17, 2011	Nov 17, 2011
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2011	Jun 12, 2011
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	BIPD/Primary	May 5, 2011	May 5, 2011
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	CARGO	Apr 29, 2011	Apr 29, 2011
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	BIPD/Primary	Nov 4, 2010	Nov 4, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	CARGO	Nov 4, 2010	Nov 4, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	BIPD/Primary	Oct 5, 2010	Oct 5, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874702	CARGO	Oct 5, 2010	Oct 5, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	CARGO	Jun 12, 2010	Jun 12, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2010	Jun 12, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	CARGO	May 6, 2010	May 6, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	BIPD/Primary	May 6, 2010	May 6, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	BIPD/Primary	Apr 8, 2010	Apr 8, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	CARGO	Apr 8, 2010	Apr 8, 2010
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	BIPD/Primary	Dec 29, 2009	Dec 29, 2009
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04874701	CARGO	Dec 29, 2009	Dec 29, 2009
TERM/CANCL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027440	CARGO	Jul 1, 2009	Jul 1, 2009
TERM/CANCL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027440	BIPD/Primary	Jul 1, 2009	Jul 1, 2009
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027440	CARGO	Jun 12, 2009	Jun 12, 2009
TERM/REPL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0027440	BIPD/Primary	Jun 12, 2009	Jun 12, 2009
CANCEL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0118341	BIPD/Primary	Mar 15, 2009	Mar 15, 2009
CANCEL	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026950	CARGO	Mar 15, 2009	Mar 15, 2009
TERM/CANCL	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-5436C342-06	CARGO	Aug 13, 2008	Aug 13, 2008
TERM/REPL	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-5436C342-06	CARGO	Aug 3, 2008	Aug 3, 2008
TERM/REPL	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN549788	BIPD/Primary	Mar 18, 2008	Mar 18, 2008
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	479205	BIPD/Primary	Mar 14, 2007	Mar 14, 2007

Authority Revocations

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Authority Revocations
Authority	Docket	Reason	Date
COMMON	MC-571665	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Unknown

Authority Action History (17 events)

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Authority Action History (17 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 20, 2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	May 7, 2020
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 10, 2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	May 6, 2019
MC571665	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	May 20, 2015	—	Unknown
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Oct 21, 2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 10, 2011
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	May 16, 2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jun 14, 2011
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 8, 2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 19, 2011
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Oct 4, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Oct 5, 2010
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Sep 8, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Sep 13, 2010
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	May 17, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jun 16, 2010
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 9, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 12, 2010
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 5, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 12, 2010
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 2, 2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 21, 2009
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Jun 4, 2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jun 16, 2009
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Feb 17, 2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Mar 16, 2009
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Jul 17, 2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Aug 7, 2008
MC571665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Feb 15, 2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Mar 13, 2007
MC571665	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Aug 17, 2006	REVOKED	Mar 17, 2015

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

N/A

Unsafe Driving

N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

Violations

1 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

12.5%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Apr

Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 8 of 8 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 8 inspections

None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (5 violations from 8 inspections)

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Violation Summary (5 violations from 8 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47E	Slack adjuster defective	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-BARS	Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:395.8A1-HOSP	HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed	1	0	—	Hours Of Service

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

12.5%vs nat'l 23.4%

-10.9 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.63vs nat'l 1.80

-1.18 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (8 inspections)

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Inspection History (8 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Oct 29, 2025	86206385	WARREN	ME	Level 1	TRAO SEMI-TRAILER	1	393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	No
Oct 29, 2025	86206384	WARREN	ME	Level 1	TRAO SEMI-TRAILER	2	393.47E, 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	No
Jul 22, 2025	85294301	FAIRFEILD - SCALES (HINCKLEY)	ME	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
May 16, 2025	84714985	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	ME	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
May 15, 2025	84715174	SIDNEY - SCALES	ME	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	1	396.3A1-BARS	Yes
Mar 28, 2025	84293049	BELFAST	ME	Level 3	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	1	395.8A1-HOSP	No
Feb 14, 2024	80846270	SKOWHEGAN	ME	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 14, 2024	80846271	SKOWHEGAN	ME	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

6 total · 16.7% OOS

2025-032025-10

InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

SKOWHEGAN2

WARREN2

BELFAST1

FAIRFEILD - SCALES (HINCKLEY)1

PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB1

SIDNEY - SCALES1 · 1 OOS

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

Hours of Service1

Recent Crashes

1 crash record from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-Aways

Crash History (1 records)

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Crash History (1 records)
Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Dec 1, 2021	MA	TOW	0	0	WEYMOUTH	RTE 3 N X 16	...290729	BACON TRANSPORTATION

Compliance Timeline

37 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

May 7, 2023

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Dec 1, 2021

Crash

Tow-away crash in MA

0 fatalities, 0 injuries

May 16, 2020

Insurance

Insurance term/cancl

NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

May 7, 2020

Authority

Common Carrier authority active

Docket MC-571665

May 7, 2020

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

May 7, 2019

Insurance

Insurance cancel

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Mar 11, 2015

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jul 23, 2014

Insurance

Insurance term/cancl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jun 12, 2014

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jun 12, 2013

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jun 12, 2012

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Nov 17, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jun 12, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

May 5, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Apr 29, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

Nov 4, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Nov 4, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

Oct 5, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Oct 5, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

Jun 12, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

Jun 12, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

May 6, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

May 6, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Apr 8, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Apr 8, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

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StationWARREN

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