GRIMMEL IND INC

GRIMMEL IND INC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 8 drivers, based in Topsham, ME. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% 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

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — GRIMMEL IND INC (USDOT 4259355)
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 — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4259355/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4259355 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BETTY GRIMMEL Company officer 2: COURTNEY GARRISON General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Based in TOPSHAM, ME

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

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 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=175811 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +1 (3 → 4) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 4259355

In FMCSA records since Jun 25, 2024 (~2y)

Company officer BETTY GRIMMEL

Company officer 2 COURTNEY GARRISON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 8

Contact & address

Phone: (207) 729-1691

Email: [email protected]

Physical

177 RECYCLE DR

TOPSHAM, ME 04086-6273

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4259355

In FMCSA records since Jun 25, 2024 (~2y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

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	3	1	0
Trailers	6	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

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

GRIMMEL IND INC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 3.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in ME (3 stops).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 8 drivers; Dlpe and Knwt are the most-inspected makes.

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 175,811 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,811 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,811 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Power Units 3 4
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Driver Fitness

1 violation

1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Maine (ME)	3	1	33.3%	Sep 10, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Dlpe		3
Knwt		2
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	2.50	3	—	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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	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 (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88954531	Sep 10, 2026	ME	2	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR ME 933353 · 1XKWD40X4SR167290	0	—	No
87241818	Mar 6, 2026	ME	3	me-pittsfield---scales-nb	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Knwt ME 933353 · 1XKWD40X4SR167290	0	—	No
83386977	Dec 12, 2024	ME	3	me-sidney---scales	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Knwt ME 933404 · 1XKWD40X6SR167291	1	383.51A-LCDLRSWD	Yes

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	ME	1	0

Related Records

Maine carriers Topsham carriers 3 inspections

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

Field change history

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