Sam Tell And Sons Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
57 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Sam Tell And Sons Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
300 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone
(631) 501-9700
Power units
22
Drivers
22
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
7.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 57 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
7.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 57 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mbitonti@samtell.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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: NJ 06/2024 · NJ 02/2023 · NY 05/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 1, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 27, 2026 | NY | Level I — Full |
| May 18, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 5, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 4, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 27, 2026 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 17, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 17, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 29, 2025 | NY | Level I — Full |
| Aug 5, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 24, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 22, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 27, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 21, 2025 | NY | Level I — Full |
| Mar 17, 2025 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 21, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 15, 2025 | NY | Level I — Full |
| Dec 31, 2024 | NY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 12, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 28, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 28, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 24, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 12, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 12, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 5, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 31, 2024 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Jun 19, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 19, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 6, 2024 | NY | Level I — Full |
| May 28, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 25, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 10, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 10, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 22, 2023 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 14, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 7, 2023 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 6, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 4, 2023 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 1, 2023 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 15, 2023 | PA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 9, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 4, 2023 | NY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 21, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 20, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 11, 2023 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Aug 24, 2023 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Aug 17, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 20, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 18, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 11, 2023 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 11, 2023 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 57 of 57 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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