Carrier profile · USDOT 2274343 · MC-776825 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Maines Paper and Food Service Dallas Inc

DBA MAINES

27 power unitsTERRELL, TX40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-776825 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(972) 563-4503 Email dispatchAUBREY.BRUCE@maines.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 27 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 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 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty Fire’12–’13

Nationwide Agribusiness’13–’16

Sentry’16–’24

Ace American’24–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	1
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2024	$1M	4
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2016	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
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

TERRELL, TX

3000 AIRPORT ROAD

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

@maines.net — 9 carriers: USDOT 176881 USDOT 897204 USDOT 898388 USDOT 898878 USDOT 899222 USDOT 1074350 USDOT 1272302 USDOT 1315852

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris mellon — 4 carriers: USDOT 176881 USDOT 898388 USDOT 1315852

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3000 AIRPORT ROAD, TERRELL, TX, 75160
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (972) 563-4503
Cell: (469) 767-7971
Fax: (972) 563-4570
Email: aubrey.bruce@maines.net
Web domain: maines.net

Registration

Officer: Chris Mellon
USDOT / docket: 2274343 · MC-776825
First registered: Feb 17, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2020 · 3,132,193 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,132,193

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC.

MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC (USDOT 2274343) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2020.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC's USDOT number?

MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC's USDOT number is 2274343, and its motor carrier number is MC-776825.

Is MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MAINES PAPER AND FOOD SERVICE DALLAS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.