J J MCDONNELL & COMPANY INC

DOT# 523692 DUNS# 3101466 Elkridge, MD Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(410) 799-4000 abaccala@jjmcdonnell.com 7010 Brookdale Drive, Elkridge MD 21075
29 power units · all leased 45 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
Excellent
FRED Score 90.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 79 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
29
Drivers · CDL
45 · 6
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 27 0 27
Tractors 0 2 0 2
Trailers 0 6 0 6

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
05-18-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GEORGE MCMANUS
Officer
ANTHONY BACCALA

Cargo

60.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food Other: SEAFOOD FRESH FROZEN
High-Risk Cargo
Refrigerated Food, Meat

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

Expected crash rate is about 45% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.55×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 14% below typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.18×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.20× and violations 0.21× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -36%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 6 of 15 violations (40%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 1.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.3% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
79
85% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
1.8%
1 of 55
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
1 of 79
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 0 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.017 0.027
Inspections 1.95 1.02
Violations 0.26 0.71
Critical violations 0.03 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 1 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • 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
  • Jul
    10
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Maryland (HQ) 51
  • Virginia 13
  • District of Columbia 8
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • New Jersey 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

65% of inspections were in its home state.