D & F CONSTRUCTION INC

D & F CONSTRUCTION INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 29 power units and 29 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Forestville, MD. Across 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 58.3% out-of-service rate sits above 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

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

Caution
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 23.1% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 15.4% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — D & F CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 301210)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 23.1% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/301210/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 301210 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: MARIA M DUARTE Company officer 2: BRIAN COMPTON Other (DIRT, GRAVEL) Based in FORESTVILLE, MD

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 23.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=35840 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Field change history →
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 301210
In FMCSA records since Sep 9, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer MARIA M DUARTE
Company officer 2 BRIAN COMPTON
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Other (DIRT, GRAVEL)
Fleet size 29 units
Drivers 29
Annual mileage 325,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4017 PENN BELT PLACE
FORESTVILLE, MD 20747
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 301210
In FMCSA records since Sep 9, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 325,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 23.1% vs 6.7% +16.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
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 29 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 26 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 12 12 0
OOS inspections 3 7 0
OOS percentage 25% 58.33%
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
29
Drivers
29
Inspections
26
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
19
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

D & F CONSTRUCTION INC had 12 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 58.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 7.0.

Inspection profile

12 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (11) and VA (1).

Violation profile

58.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (43.8% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 6 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 29 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 29 drivers; Isuzu, Ram, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% 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 35,840 ACTIVE carriers operating 14–44 power units (±50% of this carrier's 29 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
23.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 35,840 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +23.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 35,840 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +34.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (12 months)

2023-10 2026-05

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) 11 7 63.6% May 4, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Sep 18, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Isuzu 6
Kenworth 4
Ram 3
International 2
Dodge 2
Custom Scott 1
Fabc 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 1.16 1 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 1 0.34 0 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 7.04 7 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
87771762 May 4, 2026 MD 2
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.110C-C, 393.87A-FPLR Yes
86880396 Jan 22, 2026 MD 2 FORESTVILLE MD
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ram
2 392.2-SLLSR, 393.95F No
86689192 Dec 30, 2025 MD 3 ROCKVILLE MD
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86497570 Dec 4, 2025 MD 1 ADELPHI MD
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA, 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.9BA-INACTIVE Yes
86114082 Oct 20, 2025 MD 2 CLARKSBURG MD
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 391.11B2-Q, 393.41-BNPB, 392.2-SLLTCD Yes
85837155 Sep 18, 2025 VA 2 FAIRFAX VA
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85999452 Sep 8, 2025 MD 1 GAITHERSBURG MD
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.110B3-C, 393.78, 396.17C-PI Yes
85708554 Sep 3, 2025 MD 1 DERWOOD MD
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.110B3-C, 391.41APC, 393.81-H Yes
85679771 Sep 2, 2025 MD 2 COLESVILLE MD
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84794923 May 27, 2025 MD 2 CAMP SPRINGS MD
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
84403639 Apr 15, 2025 MD 2 OXON HILL MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
0 No
84103425 Mar 12, 2025 MD 1 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.106B-C, 392.2-SLLEWG3 Yes
81969869 Jun 26, 2024 MD 1 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.41(a) No
81825220 Jun 10, 2024 MD 2 md-i-95-@-i-495-(park-and-ride)
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9(a) No
80511085 Jan 2, 2024 MD 2 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95(f) No
80511037 Jan 2, 2024 MD 2 md-i-695-w/b-fsk-bridge-toll-faci
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
80366104 Dec 11, 2023 MD 2 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
80308164 Dec 4, 2023 MD 2 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Isuzu STRAIGHT TRUCK
MD 7FH1747 · JAE5J164P7306540
0 No
80035602 Oct 30, 2023 VA 2
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2, 393.205(c) No
79681219 Sep 11, 2023 VA 3 LOUDOUN COUNTY
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 396.17(c), 392.2 No
79392856 Aug 14, 2023 VA 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
11 393.100(b), 393.11, 393.9(a) Yes
79230902 Jul 24, 2023 WV 1 wv-martinsburg,wv
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79068183 Jul 5, 2023 MD 2 md-montgomery-county-p.d.
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.110(b), 396.17(c), 393.95(f) Yes
78873082 Jun 13, 2023 MD 2 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.100(b) Yes
78725293 May 25, 2023 MD 2 md-i-95-@-i-495-(park-and-ride)
KENWORTH OTHER
Ticket: Kwmh
2 393.9(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (19 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MD24S0003537 Sep 11, 2024 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD23A1047795 Jul 17, 2023 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD21A0852889 Oct 28, 2021 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD21A0786735 Apr 29, 2021 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD21A0760863 Jan 8, 2021 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD17A0318473 Mar 2, 2017 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0170610013 Jan 13, 2017 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD14A0055183 Dec 11, 2014 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0141645212 Jun 13, 2014 VA 0 1 No No Injury
VA0132820047 Aug 2, 2013 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0902010699 Apr 27, 2013 IN 0 2 Yes No Injury
MD1111070428 Sep 27, 2011 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD1012228401 Dec 16, 2010 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD1010963305 Sep 13, 2010 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD0008311943 Aug 2, 1999 MD 0 1 No No Injury
MD0007741921 Jul 10, 1998 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
VA0000007030 Jan 5, 1998 VA 0 1 Yes No Injury
VA0000038384 Aug 5, 1994 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0000022938 Nov 18, 1993 VA 0 1 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 6 2
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
390.19(b)(2) 390.19(b)(2) General/Admin 1 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
392.7(a) Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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