Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 440571
CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL
DBA O'CONNELL'S JUNKYARD
5 power unitsWAYMART, PA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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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 35 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL safe to work with?
Is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL safe to load? CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL (USDOT 440571) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in WAYMART, PA, operating 5 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
COCHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WAYMART, PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@socantel.net — 15 carriers: USDOT 608272USDOT 790693USDOT 1015909USDOT 1359285USDOT 1897293USDOT 1928145USDOT 2081354USDOT 2099690
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james oconnell — 7 carriers: USDOT 143070USDOT 1459463USDOT 1913867USDOT 2524934USDOT 2608686USDOT 4402597
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 245 OCONNELL RD, WAYMART, PA, 18472
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (570) 488-6044
- Cell
- (570) 499-2540
- Fax
- (570) 488-6466
- Web domain
- socantel.net
Registration
- Officers
- James Oconnell · Chester Oconnell
- USDOT / docket
- 440571
- First registered
- 03/25/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 07/21/2025 · 1,000 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL's USDOT number?
CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL's USDOT number is 440571.
Is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL's fleet?
CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL operates 5 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL based?
CHESTER O'CONNELL & JAMES OCONNELL is based in WAYMART, PA.