ZAMPELL REFRACTORIES INC

ZAMPELL REFRACTORIES INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 32 power units and 35 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Newburyport, MA. Across 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ZAMPELL REFRACTORIES INC (USDOT 295345)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/295345/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
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USDOT 295345 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BRIAN ZAMPELL Company officer 2: JASON L HEATH Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in NEWBURYPORT, MA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 15.4% (better). n=30631 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: Clear to review.

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 295345
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer BRIAN ZAMPELL
Company officer 2 JASON L HEATH
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 32 units
Drivers 35
Annual mileage 250,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
9 STANLEY TUCKER DR
NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 295345
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.21 vs 1.80 -1.59
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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 0 32 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 26 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 19 19 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
32
Drivers
35
Inspections
26
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

ZAMPELL REFRACTORIES INC had 19 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 1.0.

Inspection profile

19 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (6) and NY (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 32 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 35 drivers; Freightliner, Isuzu, and Bigt are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 30,631 ACTIVE carriers operating 16–48 power units (±50% of this carrier's 32 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 30,631 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 30,631 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -15.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (17 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 6 0 0.0% Apr 6, 2026
New York (NY) 2 0 0.0% Sep 29, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 0 0.0% Jan 13, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 2 0 0.0% Oct 29, 2025
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Mar 26, 2026
New Hampshire (NH) 1 0 0.0% Mar 14, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Jun 6, 2025
Vermont (VT) 1 0 0.0% Sep 8, 2026
Delaware (DE) 1 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2025
Florida (FL) 1 0 0.0% May 30, 2025
Massachusetts (MA) 1 0 0.0% Sep 11, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 16
Isuzu 2
Big Tex 1
Dodge 1
Foretravel 1
International 1
Ram 1
Trailer 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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 0.54 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 0.76 1 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (26 rows) View all 26 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88936098 Sep 8, 2026 VT 2 WILLISTON RA SB
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87530823 Apr 6, 2026 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 No
87418527 Mar 26, 2026 ME 1 me-york---scales
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86792463 Jan 13, 2026 PA 3 pa-i-95-nb-mm-0.9-lower-chicheste
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86467825 Nov 26, 2025 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86173607 Oct 29, 2025 CT 3 DANBURY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85964398 Sep 29, 2025 NY 3 FULTONVILLE NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85760291 Sep 11, 2025 MA 1 H-READING
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85728112 Sep 10, 2025 CT 2
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85477432 Aug 11, 2025 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85416970 Aug 4, 2025 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85362757 Jul 29, 2025 PA 3 I-76 READING INTERCHANGE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLILC No
85203713 Jul 9, 2025 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Foretravel
0 No
84900985 Jun 6, 2025 NJ 3 CARNEYS POINT
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84848019 May 30, 2025 FL 3 SEFFNER FL
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84485041 Apr 17, 2025 NY 3 BINGHAMTON NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
84144932 Mar 14, 2025 NH 1 CANTERBURY
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83835042 Feb 10, 2025 DE 3 NEWARK DE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
82846457 Oct 5, 2024 MD 2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.45(d) No
80102835 Nov 6, 2023 NH 3 NEWINGTON
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.82(a)(1) No
79991153 Oct 23, 2023 NY 3 SR 9W NEW BALTIMORE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79898973 Oct 11, 2023 MT 2 mt-roadside---rollins
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
3 392.2, 395.8(f)(1), 391.41(a)(1) No
79616253 Sep 7, 2023 NY 3 ny-clifton-park-(nb)
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
79452129 Aug 21, 2023 ME 1 me-york---scales
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
4 393.48(a), 393.110(b), 392.2 Yes
79437602 Aug 15, 2023 PA 1
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 390.21(b), 393.201(a) No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MA1003574361 Nov 6, 2018 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
ME09038083 Nov 8, 1990 ME 0 2 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
390.21(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin 1 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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