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BELL NURSERY USA LLC

DBA: BELL NURSERY

DOT# 852066 MC# 852453 DUNS# 826942752 Burtonsville, MD Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(859) 954-0939 matthew.little@bellnursery.com 16000 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville MD 20866
65 power units · all leased 84 drivers 4.8M mi/yr · ~73k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 161 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
65
Drivers · CDL
84 · 84
Annual miles
4.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 13 0 13
Tractors 0 52 0 52
Trailers 63 41 0 104

Registration

Registered
01-31-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-21-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BRETT GUTHRIE
Officer
MATTHEW LITTLE

Cargo

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Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: GREENHOUSE PLANTS Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
161
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.0%
13 of 100
Driver out-of-service
5.0%
8 of 161
Violations
91
25 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 27 inspections, 4 out of service 27 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 31 inspections, 3 out of service 31 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 27 inspections, 3 out of service 27 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 3 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 12 inspections, 3 out of service 12 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

91 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    57 · 15 OOS
    Lights 24 · Brakes 19 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    10 · 7 OOS
    Medical certificate 4 · No valid CDL 4 · English proficiency 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Virginia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    21
    2025
    Virginia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    4
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    21
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    30
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    6
    2025
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    10
    2024
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$3,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Jun 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland (HQ) 60
  • North Carolina 28
  • Delaware 20
  • Virginia 18
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • West Virginia 5
  • New Jersey 4
  • District of Columbia 3

37% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/852066