FORGE GATE TOWING LTD

USDOT 1815338 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: DONNA SOLOMON Company officer 2: DONNA SOLOMON Motor Vehicles Based in HATFIELD, PA

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

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Driver OOS Rate above national average 100.0% vs 6.7% national (+93.3 pts).

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — FORGE GATE TOWING LTD (USDOT 1815338)
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:
  • Driver OOS Rate above national average — 100.0% vs 6.7% national (+93.3 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1815338/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

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

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.

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 1815338

In FMCSA records since Sep 26, 2008 (~17y)

Company officer DONNA SOLOMON

Company officer 2 DONNA SOLOMON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 8 units

Drivers 6

Annual mileage 1 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (215) 362-9037

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1708 KOFFEL ROAD

HATFIELD, PA 19440

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1815338

In FMCSA records since Sep 26, 2008 (~17y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 6 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	100%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

6 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

FORGE GATE TOWING LTD is a motor carrier based in HATFIELD, PA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1815338. 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 8 power units and 6 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 100.0%. 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

FORGE GATE TOWING LTD is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 6 drivers, based in Hatfield, PA. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in PA (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; International is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-12 2024-12

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)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 19, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	3.00	3	—	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	1	—	7.00	7	—	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 (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83450708	Dec 19, 2024	PA	1	pa-i476-/-northeast-extension-sb	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA 15204RT · 1HTSCAAM2YH258334	3	391.41A1-FPC, 393.45B2UV, 393.81	Yes
79645204	Sep 11, 2023	PA	3	ON BRIDGE RD AT ITS INTERSECTI	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA YWN1456 · 1HTSCABM5SH612823	1	392.16(a)	No
78534365	May 3, 2023	PA	2	ON UNIONVILLE PIKE AT ITS INTE	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA YME7756 · 1HTMMAAM42H414760	5	393.9(a), 392.16(a), 393.95(a)	No

Recent Crashes (6 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
PA501380700X	Feb 1, 2025	PA	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA202610100X	Mar 4, 2022	PA	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA712360700X	Nov 9, 2017	PA	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA608691000X	Aug 6, 2016	PA	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA607219100X	Jul 17, 2016	PA	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA313174200X	Dec 9, 2013	PA	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
ON BRIDGE RD AT ITS INTERSECTI	PA	1	0
ON UNIONVILLE PIKE AT ITS INTE	PA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1
393.81	Horn inoperative	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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