SCAFAR CONTRACTING INC

USDOT 1891621 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;LOCAL GOVERNMENT;STATE GOVERNMENT;FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Company officer: JAMES A SCANNELLA Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ

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 33.3% vs 6.7% national (+26.6 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 — SCAFAR CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 1891621)
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 — 33.3% vs 6.7% national (+26.6 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1891621/
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 1891621

In FMCSA records since May 20, 2009 (~17y)

Company officer JAMES A SCANNELLA

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;LOCAL GOVERNMENT;STATE GOVERNMENT;FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 250 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (973) 465-1279

Email: [email protected]

Physical

14 RIGEDALE AVE SUITE 130

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ 07927

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1891621

In FMCSA records since May 20, 2009 (~17y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;LOCAL GOVERNMENT;STATE GOVERNMENT;FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.25 vs 1.80 -1.55

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
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	25%	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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

SCAFAR CONTRACTING INC is a motor carrier based in CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1891621. 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 2 power units and 4 drivers, with 5 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 33.3%. 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

SCAFAR CONTRACTING INC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 4 drivers, based in Cedar Knolls, NJ. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NJ (3) and NY (1).

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.2% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations); top code 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Ford is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Driver Fitness

1 violation

1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
New Jersey (NJ)	3	1	33.3%	May 27, 2026
New York (NY)	1	0	0.0%	Feb 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		3
Mack		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.37	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	1	—	1.20	1	—	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 (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87968603	May 27, 2026	NJ	2	—	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XC599R · 1M2AX04C79M004570	2	393.9A-LCL, 392.2-SLLEWA1	No
87072082	Feb 11, 2026	NY	3	HIGHLAND FALLS NY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XJKW47 · 1FDUF5HT4GEA16805	0	—	No
84613221	May 7, 2025	NJ	1	PISCATAWAY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK PA XJKW45 · 1FDUF5HT3GEA16777	1	391.41A	Yes
82507856	Aug 27, 2024	NJ	2	MEADOWLANDS	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XS850A · 1FDAF56R28ED58314	0	—	No
78931630	Jun 15, 2023	NY	2	ny-suffern-(double-yard)	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XC599R · 1M2AX04C79M004570	2	393.45(b)(2)	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NJ0018902480	Jan 22, 2018	NJ	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
NJ0017944992	Dec 11, 2017	NJ	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 7, 2011

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MEADOWLANDS	NJ	1	0
PISCATAWAY	NJ	1	1
HIGHLAND FALLS NY	NY	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0

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