J A Mcdonald Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
21 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
J A Mcdonald Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
46 Three Mile Bridge Road, Middlesex, VT 05602
Phone
(802) 223-5288
Power units
10
Drivers
10
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
28.6%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 21 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
23.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 21 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
admin@jamcdonald.com — company domain
Domain age
jamcdonald.com registered 1999-08-17 (27 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
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: VT 06/2024 · VT 10/2023 · VT 07/2006 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 6, 2026 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2026 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 20, 2026 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 18, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 10, 2025 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 13, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 27, 2025 | VT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 12, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 5, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 28, 2025 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 6, 2025 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2024 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2024 | VT | Level I — Full |
| May 1, 2024 | NH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2024 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 21, 2023 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 13, 2023 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 31, 2023 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2023 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 7, 2023 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 21 of 21 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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