JC DESMARAIS & ASSOCIATES INC

DBA: DUXBURY GARDENERS

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 — JC DESMARAIS & ASSOCIATES INC (USDOT 3277516)
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/3277516/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3277516 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JAY DESMARAIS General Freight Based in KINGSTON, MA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 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

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=32981 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.

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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 3277516

In FMCSA records since Apr 23, 2019 (~7y)

Company officer JAY DESMARAIS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 30 units

Drivers 22

Annual mileage 300,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (781) 934-6430

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6 MAIN ST

KINGSTON, MA 02364-2217

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3277516

In FMCSA records since Apr 23, 2019 (~7y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 300,000 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 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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	2	0	0
Trailers	12	0	0
Trucks	28	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	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
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)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

DUXBURY GARDENERS had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 2.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in MA (2 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; top code 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories) cited 3 times, 3 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 30 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 22 drivers; Chevrolet is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 32,981 ACTIVE carriers operating 15–45 power units (±50% of this carrier's 30 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 32,981 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.4%

Median across 32,981 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 (5 months)

2023-09 2026-08

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA)	2	1	50.0%	Aug 26, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Chevrolet		3
Cmsu		1
Mack		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	2.25	2	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.30	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 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
88810301	Aug 26, 2026	MA	2	H-RAYNHAM	—	6	393.43DBMA, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.95A4-EEUS	Yes
85359848	Jul 30, 2025	MA	1	H-RAYNHAM	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MA X17527 · 1HTKJPVM6LH682112	0	—	No
81360616	Apr 12, 2024	MA	1	H-NORWELL	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK MA T15911 · 1M2AX04C6AM009201	7	396.3(a)(1), 393.45, 393.65	Yes
80400407	Dec 15, 2023	MA	1	H-RAYNHAM	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MA W97240 · 54DCDW1D3PS205876	3	393.95(f), 393.95(a), 391.41(a)	No
79637999	Sep 11, 2023	MA	1	H-FALL RIVER	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MA W13536 · 1GB3YLE75MF180421	7	396.3(a)(1), 393.43, 392.2	Yes

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
H-RAYNHAM	MA	3	1
H-FALL RIVER	MA	1	1
H-NORWELL	MA	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	3	3
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	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
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.40	Inadequate brake system on a CMV	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.45	Brake tubing and hose adequacy	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.65	Fuel system requirements	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots