UNITED SHELLFISH INC
Grasonville, MD · MC identifier not reported
Based in Grasonville, Maryland, UNITED SHELLFISH INC (USDOT 7754) operates a private fleet with 23 power units and 23 drivers. 1.7% of its vehicle inspections ended out of service, against 22.9% for all carriers. Inspectors identified 28 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 23 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 7754 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | UNITED SHELLFISH INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 407 N KENT NARROWS WAY, GRASONVILLE, MD, 21638, US |
| Reported business phone | (410) 827-8171 |
| Reported power units | 23 |
| Reported drivers | 23 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Mark Zador, Alexis Pappas |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · May 20, 1991 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Aug 20, 1991 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
UNITED SHELLFISH INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
62 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 22 of 25 months; busiest Oct 2025 with 8.
| Inspections | 62 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 8.1% (5 of 62) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 1.7% (1 of 59) |
| Violations | 52 across 30 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 6 |
| Crashes | 3 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 3 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other73939ALFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative539141APCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency43939ALHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative43939ALILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative4
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
UNITED SHELLFISH INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- Meat
- Refrigerated food
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jun 17, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 7754. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
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