MELLOR & SONS INC

Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 4, 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

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 9.10% Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day. Open full book-check tool

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MELLOR & SONS INC (USDOT 2795562)
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 100.0% vs peer 9.10%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2795562/
As of: Oct 4, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2795562 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: VICTOR G MELLOR General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Machinery / Large Objects Construction Other (TREES) Based in VENICE, FL

FMCSA census as of Oct 4, 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 100% vs peer median 9.1% (worse). n=88855 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 2795562

In FMCSA records since Sep 1, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer VICTOR G MELLOR

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction, Other (TREES)

Fleet size 10 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 561,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (941) 662-5289

Physical

10980 HUGHEY KIMAL DR

VENICE, FL 34292

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2795562

In FMCSA records since Sep 1, 2015 (~11y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 561,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

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
Truck tractors	9	0	0
Trailers	45	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	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)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% 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 88,855 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 88,855 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

9.1%

Median across 88,855 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +90.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-03 2026-07

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Florida (FL)	2	2	100.0%	Jul 28, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Dorsey Tra		2
Ford		2
Freightliner		1
Mack		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	17.25	17	—	Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88557710	Jul 28, 2026	FL	2	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P5193C · 1FDYU90W6HVA62366	3	393.100B-C, 393.95F, 396.17C-PI	Yes
84561701	Apr 28, 2025	FL	2	PUNTA GORDA FL	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR FL QTYG69 · 1M1PN4GYXNM009226	7	—	Yes
82478559	Aug 22, 2024	FL	3	VENICE FL	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR FL JGTH90 · 1FUJA6CK17LZ29505	0	—	No
81100745	Mar 7, 2024	FL	2	NOKOMIS FL	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P5193C · 1FTYA95RXRVA12426	8	—	Yes
78387561	Apr 11, 2023	FL	2	fl-punta-gorda,-fl	—	18	—	Yes

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
FL2544932502	Nov 8, 2022	FL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
FL8956662301	Dec 7, 2021	FL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
NOKOMIS FL	FL	1	1
PUNTA GORDA FL	FL	1	1
VENICE FL	FL	1	0

Booking & risk tools

Open dedicated checkers pre-filled with this USDOT — same public filings as the triage card above.

Book / don't book Insurance check Cancel desk Chameleon check Safety benchmark

Related Records

Florida carriers Venice carriers 5 inspections 2 reportable crashes Book / don't book Insurance check Cancel desk

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, risk tools, explainers, and more