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WILLIAM BETZ JR INC

Joins 11 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 29, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 11.8% Details →
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
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TruckCodex risk summary — WILLIAM BETZ JR INC (USDOT 1000267)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 11.8%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1000267/
As of: Oct 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1000267 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: RUDOLPH BETZ Company officer 2: KEVIN A NOWICKE General Freight Based in PHILADELPHIA, PA

FMCSA census as of Oct 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 11.8% (worse). n=64901 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

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Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1000267
In FMCSA records since Jan 23, 2002 (~24y)
Company officer RUDOLPH BETZ
Company officer 2 KEVIN A NOWICKE
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 14 units
Drivers 11
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2826 FRANKFORD AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19134
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1000267
In FMCSA records since Jan 23, 2002 (~24y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.55 vs 1.80 -1.25
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 14 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 20 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 9.09% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
14
Drivers
11
Inspections
20
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 64,901 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 64,901 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
16.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.8%
Median across 64,901 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (13 months)

2024-02 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 7 0 0.0% Aug 4, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 3 0 0.0% Feb 12, 2026
Delaware (DE) 1 1 100.0% Dec 17, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Isuzu 7
Hino 6
Ford 3
Courier 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 2.40 2 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 1.50 2 — Oct 26, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (20 rows) View all 20 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88610449 Aug 4, 2026 PA 3 —
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLTCD, 396.17C-PI No
87363925 Feb 12, 2026 NJ 2 NJ
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86979538 Feb 6, 2026 PA 2 —
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
87357633 Feb 5, 2026 NJ 1 NJ
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Courier
0 — No
86597730 Dec 16, 2025 PA 1 WILLOW GROVE PA
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.16-D No
86000184 Oct 7, 2025 PA 3 MARCUS HOOK PA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
84823741 May 29, 2025 NJ 3 I-295 SB
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83741137 Jan 29, 2025 PA 1 —
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.95F, 393.95A1, 392.16-D No
83431832 Dec 17, 2024 DE 1 MIDDLETOWN DE
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.60C Yes
83201065 Nov 18, 2024 PA 3 BERWYN PA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83116172 Nov 7, 2024 PA 3 —
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82619102 Sep 9, 2024 NJ 3 AC
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
82618219 Sep 9, 2024 PA 3 PHILADELPHIA PA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81736987 May 28, 2024 NJ 1 TP INT3 OUT EXIT
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.78 No
81361152 Apr 15, 2024 NJ 3 [email protected]
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
81207098 Mar 26, 2024 NJ 2 MEDFORD TWP
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80906298 Feb 21, 2024 PA 3 OLD LINCOLN HWY AT BRIDGE ST
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
79386780 Aug 9, 2023 PA 3 14001 ROOSEVELT BLVD
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.82(a)(1) No
79386455 Aug 8, 2023 PA 3 CHICHESTER REST AREA
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
79000801 Jun 27, 2023 US 1 PENNSVILLENJ
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.41(a) No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA810045100X Sep 26, 2018 PA 0 2 Yes No Injury
PA403119100X Mar 14, 2014 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NJ NJ 2 0
MIDDLETOWN DE DE 1 1
AC NJ 1 0
I-295 SB NJ 1 0
MEDFORD TWP NJ 1 0
TP INT3 OUT EXIT NJ 1 0
14001 ROOSEVELT BLVD PA 1 0
BERWYN PA PA 1 0
CHICHESTER REST AREA PA 1 0
MARCUS HOOK PA PA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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