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SCOTT CHAPMAN

PORTER, ME

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USDOT 736754 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: SCOTT CHAPMAN Motor Vehicles Based in PORTER, ME
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
Policy effective · May 25, 2017
Review these
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 2.50 vs 1.80 national (+0.70).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS & LOGISTICS, INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SCOTT CHAPMAN (USDOT 736754)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 2.50 vs 1.80 national (+0.70).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS & LOGISTICS, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/736754/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

SKB TRUCKING PERMITS & LOGISTICS, INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 736754
In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 1998 (~28y)
MC / docket MC027430
Company officer SCOTT CHAPMAN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 28,550 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (207) 625-7608
Email: [email protected]
Physical
274 SPEC POND RD
PORTER, ME 04068
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 736754
In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 1998 (~28y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 28,550 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
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 2.50 vs 1.80 +0.70
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 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
2
Drivers
4
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

SCOTT CHAPMAN is a motor carrier based in PORTER, ME, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 736754. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 2 power units and 4 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

SCOTT CHAPMAN is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 4 drivers, based in Porter, ME. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with HANOVER INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in ME (1) and NH (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by General/Admin (50.0% of violations); top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Custom sco and Dodge are the most-inspected makes.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-08 2025-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
General/Admin
2 violations
1 OOS · 50.0%
Hours of Service
1 violation
Unsafe Driving
1 violation
Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Aug 1, 2025
New Hampshire (NH) 1 1 100.0% Sep 23, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Custom Scott 1
Dodge 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 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 3.50 4 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 4.00 4 — Jul 27, 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
86013956 Sep 23, 2025 NH 3 NH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
ME 242CQE · 3HAEUMML9RL545180
2 390.19B2-BIENNIAL, 392.2SLLHOS Yes
85396510 Aug 1, 2025 ME 2 FRYEBURG
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
ME 212CQE · 3C7WRNEL2RG262422
3 392.2-SLLSR, 390.21TB1-MC, 396.17C-PI No
79215658 Jul 22, 2023 NH 2 OSSIPEE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Toyt
ME 2C3006 · 5PVNJ8JN5B4S50552
2 392.9(a)(2), 392.16(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ME0001709720 Oct 25, 2017 ME 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC027430
Active
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View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 19, 2017 MC27430-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
HANOVER INSURANCE CO. JDP 7944924 91X $1,000,000 May 25, 2017 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 19, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
FRYEBURG ME 1 0
NH NH 1 1
OSSIPEE NH 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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