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Carrier profile · USDOT 2191159 · MC-760478 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC

DBA GRIMES TRANSPORT CO

1 power unitsFREDERICK, MD

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-760478 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(301) 662-9447 Email dispatches@grimessystems.com

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GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC (USDOT 2191159) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC (USDOT 2191159) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC (USDOT 2191159) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA effective Dec 27, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC (USDOT 2191159) reports 1 power unit and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2015.

GRIMES SYSTEMS CO INC (USDOT 2191159) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Selective America’11–’18

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · since Dec 2018

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FREDERICK, MD

1301EAST PATRICK STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@grimessystems.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2912790

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james grimes — 9 carriers: USDOT 511574 USDOT 1513319 USDOT 1839654 USDOT 1852950 USDOT 2335640 USDOT 2401870 USDOT 3235268 USDOT 3565945

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1301EAST PATRICK STREET, FREDERICK, MD, 21701
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 662-9447
Cell: (301) 748-7883
Fax: (301) 663-5728
Email: es@grimessystems.com
Web domain: grimessystems.com

Registration

Officer: James Grimes
USDOT / docket: 2191159 · MC-760478
First registered: Sep 12, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jul 14, 2015 · 50,000 mi (2011)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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