M J VAN DAMME TRUCKING INC

DOT# 289484 MC# 85714 Gwinn, MI Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(906) 346-2641 jim.delmont@mjvandammeinc.com 301 Avenue A, Gwinn MI 49841
52 power units · all owned 44 drivers 3.4M mi/yr · ~65k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
39 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
52
Drivers · CDL
44 · 44
Annual miles
3.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 46 0 0 46
Trailers 79 0 0 79

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-15-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
04-03-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-08-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MELISSA DELMONT
Officer
JIM DELMONT

Cargo

62.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases General Freight Fresh Produce Other: WATER Grain/Feed/Hay Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 52 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 9 units seen in 24 months, 0.09 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Not enough record to grade yet.

9 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.41×–2.13×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (52 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.76× and violations 0.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    39 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2023 – Jun 22, 2023) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 9 of the 52 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (9 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 52 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
1 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
9
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.010 0.025
Inspections 0.12 0.91
Violations 0.09 0.53
Critical violations 0.03 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Lights 6 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
on record since Apr 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2023
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO → TRAVELERS CASUALTY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT (Mar 2026); HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY → MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO (Jun 2023)
  • 39 days without a liability filing (May 14, 2023 – Jun 22, 2023) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 23, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Michigan (HQ) 8
  • Wisconsin 1