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BRIAN HAMEL

CARMEL, ME

DBA: BRIAN HAMEL TRUCKING

Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Coverage resumed · Sep 13, 2023
Policy effective · Sep 13, 2023
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 15 days Aug 29, 2023 → Sep 13, 2023
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Interstate Commerce Authority Inc Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — BRIAN HAMEL (USDOT 721934)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 15 days — Aug 29, 2023 → Sep 13, 2023

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Interstate Commerce Authority Inc
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/721934/
As of: Oct 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 721934 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: BRIAN M HAMEL Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in CARMEL, ME

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

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=230483 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 256 MAIN RD NORTH → RR 1 BOX 1173 · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Legal Name BRIAN M HAMEL → BRIAN HAMEL · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city HAMPDEN → CARMEL · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Interstate Commerce Authority Inc

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 721934
In FMCSA records since Dec 26, 1997 (~28y)
MC / docket MC988883
Company officer BRIAN M HAMEL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 90,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (207) 478-4945
Email: [email protected]
Physical
RR 1 BOX 1173
CARMEL, ME 04444
Mailing
256 MAIN RD NORTH
HAMPDEN, ME 04444
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 721934
In FMCSA records since Dec 26, 1997 (~28y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 90,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
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 (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CA972673235
Effective Sep 13, 2023
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2023-09-19 (1,126 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 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 2 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
2
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 230,483 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 230,483 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
0%
Median across 230,483 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 29, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023 (15 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 256 MAIN RD NORTH RR 1 BOX 1173
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name BRIAN M HAMEL BRIAN HAMEL
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical city HAMPDEN CARMEL
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2025-01 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maine (ME) 2 0 0.0% Sep 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 1
Knwt 1
Pelle 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 — 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 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — 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 (2 rows) View all 2 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89011389 Sep 16, 2026 ME 2 BINGHAM
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Knwt
ME 922234 · 1NKWLB0X3YR838636
0 — No
83536371 Jan 4, 2025 ME 5 BANGOR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
ME 922234 · 1FUPFXYB2YLH29991
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ME700H-03112 Oct 9, 2025 ME 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC988883
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 19, 2023 MC988883-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Oct 6, 2016 MC988883-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA972673235 91X $1,000,000 Sep 13, 2023 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA972673235 BIPD/Primary — Sep 13, 2023 Sep 13, 2023 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 15 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 29, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0071971 BIPD/Primary — Aug 29, 2022 Aug 29, 2023 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA01070792 BIPD/Primary — Aug 29, 2019 Aug 29, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA01070792 BIPD/Primary — Aug 29, 2019 Oct 12, 2022 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY OPI0010283 BIPD/Primary — Aug 29, 2017 Aug 29, 2019 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 3904015 BIPD/Primary — Sep 26, 2016 Aug 29, 2017 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 19, 2023
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 13, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Sep 5, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Sep 5, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Aug 29, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  6. Aug 29, 2023
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 15 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 13, 2023)
  7. Oct 12, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Sep 28, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Aug 29, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Aug 29, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
  11. Aug 29, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BANGOR ME 1 0
BINGHAM ME 1 0

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