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SURPASS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC

MENANDS, NY

Joins 17 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Policy effective · Feb 28, 2019
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 15.8% vs peer 14.3% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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TruckCodex risk summary — SURPASS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC (USDOT 20860)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 15.8% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/20860/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 20860 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: LEONARD SMITH Company officer 2: Andrew Aulds General Freight Liquids / Gases Chemicals Farm Supplies Based in MENANDS, NY

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 15.8% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=23728 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

  • Power Units +23 (20 → 43) · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Legal Name SURPASS CHEMICAL CO INC → SURPASS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city ALBANY → MENANDS · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 20860
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC1066027
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer LEONARD SMITH
Company officer 2 Andrew Aulds
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Liquids / Gases, Chemicals, Farm Supplies
Fleet size 43 units
Drivers 14
Annual mileage 640,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1254 BROADWAY
MENANDS, NY 12204-2623
Mailing
1254 BROADWAY
ALBANY, NY 12204-0165
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 20860
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 640,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 15.8% vs 23.4% -7.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.76 vs 1.80 -1.04
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · H0846800A
Effective Feb 28, 2019
BMC-91X · H0846800A
Effective Feb 28, 2019
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2019-10-23 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 7 10 0
Trailers 14 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 42 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 17 17 2
OOS inspections 0 3 2
OOS percentage 0% 17.65% 100%
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
43
Drivers
14
Inspections
42
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
15.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
11
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 15.8% 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 23,728 ACTIVE carriers operating 21–65 power units (±50% of this carrier's 43 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 23,728 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
15.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 23,728 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name SURPASS CHEMICAL CO INC SURPASS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical city ALBANY MENANDS
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 20 43
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jul 14, 2026 Jul 14, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2024-01 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
New York (NY) 12 2 16.7% Aug 7, 2026
Vermont (VT) 3 1 33.3% May 28, 2025
US (US) 2 0 0.0% May 14, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 15
Volvo 14
Unknown 7
Wabash National 4
Dorsey Tra 3
Fre 3
Polar 3
Dors 2
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 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 0.25 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 0.56 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 2.29 2 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (42 rows) View all 42 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88636862 Aug 7, 2026 NY 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86203868 Oct 24, 2025 NY 3 NEW BALTIMORE NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85985144 Oct 1, 2025 NY 2 KEENE NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45B2-B-AIR No
85603523 Aug 21, 2025 NY 3 ALBANY NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16-D No
85512724 Aug 11, 2025 NY 2 CLIFTON PARK NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85304026 Jul 22, 2025 NY 2 CLIFTON PARK NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85176514 Jul 7, 2025 NY 1 SCHODACK LANDING NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45D-SGNCNB, 396.3A1-ALATR Yes
85158781 Jul 2, 2025 NY 2 PERU NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.48A-BIBD, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
84851397 May 28, 2025 VT 1 FAIR HAVEN SCALE HOUSE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 177.834A-HMC Yes
84779389 May 19, 2025 NY 3 SCHODACK LANDING NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84694773 May 14, 2025 US 1 COLCHESTER VT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84536099 Apr 21, 2025 NY 3 CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84447766 Apr 18, 2025 VT 3 ORWELL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
84277379 Mar 25, 2025 NY 2 FULTONVILLE NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84236133 Mar 25, 2025 US 1 FAIR HAVEN VT
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83606759 Jan 8, 2025 NY 2 QUEENSBURY NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 393.11A1-CSLRR No
83424371 Dec 17, 2024 VT 3 WILLIAMSTOWN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
82864895 Oct 9, 2024 NY 1 CLIFTON PARK NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.3(a)(3)(ii) No
82413019 Aug 16, 2024 NY 2 PREBLE NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82224468 Jul 26, 2024 MA 2 H-BLANDFORD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82141539 Jul 16, 2024 NY 2 ny-saugerties-n/b-mpm-99
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81980209 Jun 20, 2024 US 1 PREBLE NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.53(b), 393.47(e), 395.34(a)(1) No
81915878 Jun 11, 2024 NY 2 TROY NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81639967 May 15, 2024 VT 1 COVENTRY NB RA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.3(a)(1), 393.53(b), 393.45(d) Yes
81614072 May 14, 2024 NY 3 ny-clifton-park-(nb)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY4051251200 Oct 14, 2024 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3982164700 May 3, 2023 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
NY3954798600 Oct 10, 2022 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP44216230 May 11, 2022 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP26274810 Dec 22, 2016 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP08122480 Aug 11, 2010 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
MA1001216917 Sep 8, 2008 MA 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP02370830 May 28, 2007 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
NYSP00780600 Dec 9, 2005 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
NY0013576690 May 22, 2001 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA408285500A Jul 19, 1994 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 23, 2019 MC1066027-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY H0846800A 91X $1,000,000 Feb 28, 2019 On file ACTIVE
Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company H0846800A BMC-91X — Feb 28, 2019 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 22, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  2. Oct 23, 2019
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 7 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
172.401 Prohibited labeling Hazardous Materials 1 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.60(e) Windshield - Obstructed. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.34(a)(1) Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log Hours of Service 1 0

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