Gillespie & Son Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
58 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Gillespie & Son Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
100 Dixon Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620-0450
Phone
(410) 778-0900
Power units
34
Drivers
18
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
1.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 58 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
13.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 58 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
todd@gillespieandson.com — company domain
Domain age
gillespieandson.com registered 2001-03-06 (25 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: DE 08/2023 · VA 04/2020 · MD 07/2016 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | MD | Level I — Full |
| May 4, 2026 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Apr 23, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 6, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 18, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 4, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 27, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 16, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 2, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2026 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 11, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 13, 2025 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 17, 2025 | DE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 8, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 16, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 26, 2025 | DE | Level I — Full |
| Aug 15, 2025 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 5, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 14, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2025 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 27, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 8, 2025 | DE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 6, 2025 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Feb 20, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 13, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 11, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 14, 2024 | DE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 12, 2024 | DE | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2024 | DE | Level I — Full |
| Aug 5, 2024 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 9, 2024 | DE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 5, 2024 | DE | Level I — Full |
| May 7, 2024 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 2, 2024 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2024 | DE | Level I — Full |
| Apr 22, 2024 | DE | Level I — Full |
| Apr 16, 2024 | DE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 10, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 25, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 21, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 29, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 7, 2024 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 1, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 13, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 21, 2023 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 20, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 11, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 10, 2023 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 8, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 31, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 58 of 58 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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