W OJEDA & SONS TRANS CORP

USDOT 1609554 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: WALTER OJEDA Other (DIRT & STONE) Based in LINDEN, NJ Insurance watch: HIGH
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Common (Property) reinstated · May 24, 2018
Policy effective · May 8, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • Common (Property) gap · 38 days Inactive Apr 16, 2018 → reinstated May 24, 2018
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 60.0% vs 23.4% national (+36.6 pts).
  • 1 fatality on crash record 6 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — W OJEDA & SONS TRANS CORP (USDOT 1609554)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Common (Property) gap · 38 days — Inactive Apr 16, 2018 → reinstated May 24, 2018
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 60.0% vs 23.4% national (+36.6 pts).
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 6 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1609554/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 78/100). 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
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1609554
In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2007 (~19y)
MC / docket MC887740
Company officer WALTER OJEDA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (DIRT & STONE)
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 96,928 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1004 CLINTON STREET
LINDEN, NJ 07036
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1609554
In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2007 (~19y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 96,928 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 6.25 vs 1.80 +4.45
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 50%
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
7
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
60.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
6
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

W OJEDA & SONS TRANS CORP is a motor carrier based in LINDEN, NJ, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1609554. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 1 driver, with 7 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 60.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

W OJEDA & SONS TRANS CORP is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Linden, NJ. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NJ (2) and NY (2).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 393.75(g) (393.75(g)) cited 6 times, 6 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Kens, Kenworth, and Petr are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 60.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Apr 16, 2018 to May 24, 2018 (38 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-01 2026-02

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
New Jersey (NJ) 2 0 0.0% Jun 3, 2025
New York (NY) 2 2 100.0% Feb 3, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kens 3
Kenworth 2
Petr 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 Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 14.40 14 Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86964447 Feb 3, 2026 NY 2 STATEN ISLAND NY
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
8 393.75G-TAOW, 393.100B-C, 393.75G-TFWETL Yes
84861600 Jun 3, 2025 NJ 3 nj-shoulder-gravel/paved
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kens
0 No
84840254 May 30, 2025 NY 2 NEW YORK NY
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
15 393.75G-TFWETL, 392.2WG, 393.60C Yes
83716265 Jan 27, 2025 NJ 2 GREENWICH SCALES EB
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kens
2 393.95A1, 393.55D1-B No
81945810 Jun 21, 2024 NJ 2 NJTP 94U
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Petr
9 393.75(g), 392.2, 396.7 Yes
81874501 Jun 12, 2024 NJ 2 KEASBEY NJDOT YARD
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Kens
12 Yes
78371599 Apr 17, 2023 NJ 3 nj-i-80-w/b
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Petr
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (6 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY3823373900 Dec 11, 2019 NY 0 1 No No Injury
NJ0019934986 Oct 24, 2019 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA809711800X Aug 29, 2018 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
NY3652979600 Dec 19, 2016 NY 0 1 No No Injury
NJ0015504411 Jan 26, 2015 NJ 0 5 Yes No Injury
NJ0010253949 Oct 20, 2010 NJ 1 6 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 24, 2018 MC887740-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Apr 27, 2016 MC887740-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Oct 31, 2014 MC887740-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (30 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPNJ101893 BIPD/Primary $750,000 May 8, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPNJ101893 91X $750,000 May 8, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPNJ101893 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 2, 2026 May 31, 2026 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004601 BIPD/Primary Aug 8, 2025 Apr 2, 2026 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004601 BIPD/Primary Aug 1, 2025 Sep 6, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004601 BIPD/Primary Aug 1, 2025 Aug 8, 2025 REPLACED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004601 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004601 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 REPLACED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA71006847 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2024 Apr 2, 2025 CANCELLED
HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC PWR0000696 BIPD/Primary Jul 10, 2023 Apr 2, 2024 CANCELLED
PARK WOOD RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PWR0000696 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2023 Jul 10, 2023 REPLACED
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY CA0952240 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2021 Apr 2, 2023 CANCELLED
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC PC20040105 BIPD/Primary Nov 28, 2020 Apr 2, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC PC20040105 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2020 Nov 28, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2019 Apr 2, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2018 Apr 2, 2018 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2018 Apr 2, 2019 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2018 Apr 2, 2019 CANCELLED
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY ARI1000352 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Apr 2, 2017 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Apr 2, 2018 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Apr 2, 2017 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Apr 7, 2018 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FEN-159100307 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2017 Apr 2, 2018 REPLACED
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY CP29004046 BIPD/Primary Apr 2, 2016 Apr 2, 2017 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 31, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 11, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. May 8, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 3, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Apr 2, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Aug 29, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 8, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Aug 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Apr 2, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Apr 2, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Apr 3, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Apr 2, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC
  14. Jul 10, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PARK WOOD RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  15. Apr 2, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Mar 31, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Apr 2, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Apr 2, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC
  19. Nov 28, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC
  20. Nov 5, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Apr 3, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Apr 2, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Apr 3, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Apr 2, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Apr 2, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. May 24, 2018
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  27. Apr 16, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  28. Apr 16, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  29. Apr 16, 2018
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 38 days (through May 24, 2018)
  30. Apr 7, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Apr 2, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. Apr 2, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Jul 21, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  34. Jul 14, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  35. Apr 5, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Apr 2, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
  37. Apr 2, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
  38. Apr 2, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  39. Apr 18, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  40. Apr 18, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GREENWICH SCALES EB NJ 1 0
KEASBEY NJDOT YARD NJ 1 1
NJTP 94U NJ 1 1
NEW YORK NY NY 1 1
STATEN ISLAND NY NY 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.75(g) 393.75(g) Vehicle Maintenance 6 6
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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