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Carrier profile · USDOT 253007 · MC-219506 · Updated 06/13/2026

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC

1 power unitsEVERETT, MA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-219506 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(617) 381-9970 Email dispatchJDsTRANS@RCN.COM

Carrier verification summary for JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 06/30/2010.

JDS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 253007) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 42 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 5

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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityFlagged

41 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

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: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

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

Travelers’89–’01

Citizens America’01–’04

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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

EVERETT, MA

212 BEACHAM STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 253007. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 253007.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rcn.com — 267 carriers: USDOT 42922 USDOT 85440 USDOT 213413 USDOT 244200 USDOT 267859 USDOT 294758 USDOT 309099 USDOT 332365

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian defrancesco — 2 carriers: USDOT 3708474

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 212 BEACHAM STREET, EVERETT, MA, 02149
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 381-9970
Fax: (617) 381-9972
Email: jdstrans@rcn.com
Web domain: rcn.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Defrancesco
USDOT / docket: 253007 · MC-219506
First registered: 11/20/1984
Last MCS-150: 06/30/2010 · 2,000 mi (2009)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,000

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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