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Carrier profile · USDOT 2870686 · MC-962511 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOSEPH MELANSON

DBA JCA TRANSPORT

1 power unitsMIDDLETON, NH

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-962511 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(603) 833-9530 Email dispatchTRUCKING6115@GMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for JOSEPH MELANSON

JOSEPH MELANSON (USDOT 2870686) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

JOSEPH MELANSON (USDOT 2870686) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOSEPH MELANSON (USDOT 2870686) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCORD GENERAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 22, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOSEPH MELANSON (USDOT 2870686) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 1, 2025.

JOSEPH MELANSON (USDOT 2870686) 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.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.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

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

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

10 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: None
Contract: Active
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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’23–’23

Concord General’23–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCORD GENERAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2024

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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

MIDDLETON, NH

87 PHEASANT DR

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 2870686. 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 2870686.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph melanson — 2 carriers: USDOT 4437646

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 87 PHEASANT DR, MIDDLETON, NH, 03887
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (603) 833-9530
Email: trucking6115@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph Melanson
USDOT / docket: 2870686 · MC-962511
First registered: Mar 25, 2016
Last MCS-150: Dec 1, 2025 · 30,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

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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