MCCAHAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC

DBA: AMERICAN ROOTS

Joins 5 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 22, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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Violations per Inspection above national average 4.40 vs 1.80 national (+2.60).

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MCCAHAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC (USDOT 4041917)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.40 vs 1.80 national (+2.60).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4041917/
As of: Oct 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4041917 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MATTHEW MCCAHAN Company officer 2: SHANNAN MCAHAN Other (LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT) Based in WESTMINSTER, MD

FMCSA census as of Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). 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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=174509 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.

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 4041917

In FMCSA records since Mar 10, 2023 (~3y)

Company officer MATTHEW MCCAHAN

Company officer 2 SHANNAN MCAHAN

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Other (LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT)

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 10,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (301) 865-4912

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2164 RICHARDSON RD

WESTMINSTER, MD 21158

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4041917

In FMCSA records since Mar 10, 2023 (~3y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 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 4.40 vs 1.80 +2.60

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
Trailers	3	0	0
Trucks	4	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	0	0
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	3	5	0
OOS percentage	60%	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)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

Compared against 174,509 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 174,509 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

Median across 174,509 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-10 2026-10

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)	5	5	100.0%	Oct 1, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		3
Chevrolet		2
Carry On		1
Cars		1
GMC		1
Novae		1
Novae Llc		1
Pj Trailer		1
Suretrac		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	3	—	1.80	2	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	10.50	11	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	5	—	24.10	24	—	Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89167572	Oct 1, 2026	MD	2	WESTMINSTER MD	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 8GG9638 · 1GC2KUEG6HZ389363	9	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32	Yes
88570980	Jul 29, 2026	MD	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4FG0417 · 1FDWF36F62EA60470	10	393.43D-B, 390.21TB1-MC, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
88518633	Jul 24, 2026	MD	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4FG0417 · 1FDWF36F62EA60470	8	393.70D-CDTSDD, 392.9A2-C, 391.41APC	Yes
86027985	Oct 8, 2025	MD	1	ROCKVILLE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5GN6138 · 1FDXW46F8YEA24430	11	393.106C1-C, 393.11A1-LTSM, 393.43D-B	Yes
85136129	Jul 1, 2025	MD	2	REISTERSTOWN MD	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 8GL7827 · 1GTHK33688F116523	11	393.43D-B, 391.41APC, 396.3A1-BOS	Yes
82951264	Oct 19, 2024	MD	2	MONTGOMERY COUNTY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 8GG9638 · 1GC2KUEG6HZ389363	17	393.100B-C, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.43DBMA	Yes

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MD25A1300318	Oct 8, 2025	MD	0	1	No	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY	MD	1	1
REISTERSTOWN MD	MD	1	1
ROCKVILLE MD	MD	1	1
WESTMINSTER MD	MD	1	1

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Field change history

Field change history
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