TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF AMERICA INC
EDISON, NJ
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 976 days Mar 21, 2021 → Nov 22, 2023
- Common (Property) gap · 1043 days Inactive Mar 29, 2021 → reinstated Feb 5, 2024
- Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
- 1 active operating authority
- Insurance on file · $750,000 DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
- BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF AMERICA INC (USDOT 2212507) 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: • Prior insurance gap · 976 days — Mar 21, 2021 → Nov 22, 2023 • Common (Property) gap · 1043 days — Inactive Mar 29, 2021 → reinstated Feb 5, 2024 On file: • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $750,000 — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2212507/ As of: Sep 1, 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 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235329 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
1 active liability filing · 1 bond/trust
Company profile
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.
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.
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InsuranceDRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Jun 27, 2024
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Process Agent#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.BOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC171083ACTIVE
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).
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
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.
Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.
The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet); 1 driver.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 235,329 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).
Authority gap detected (1)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2024 (1043 days)
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 21, 2021 to Nov 22, 2023 (976 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections
No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.
Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones.
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 3 PDFs available)
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.
Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Feb 5, 2024 | MC171083-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Reinstatement Letter → |
| Apr 24, 2019 | MC171083-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
| Sep 10, 2018 | MC171083-B | Authority Transfer | License (Broker) | Metadata only |
| Sep 4, 2013 | MC171083-B | Daily Register | Revocation | Daily Register → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | CA975161662 | 91X | $750,000 | Jun 27, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | CA975161662 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 22, 2023 | Jun 27, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP | 7901154881 | 84 | — | Oct 10, 2023 | On file | ACTIVE |
| Coverage gap — 976 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 21, 2021 to Nov 22, 2023 | ||||||
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | 615113527 | SURETY | — | Oct 10, 2020 | Oct 9, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | CA00493356 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 29, 2020 | Mar 21, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | CA00493356 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 21, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 | REPLACED |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | CA 0493356 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 7, 2019 | Apr 21, 2020 | CANCELLED |
| AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY | 1001123510 | SURETY | — | Aug 21, 2018 | Oct 10, 2020 | REPLACED |
| AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY | 1001123510 | SURETY | — | Aug 21, 2018 | Nov 6, 2020 | CANCELLED |
| AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY | 1001000285 | SURETY | — | Oct 1, 2013 | Aug 21, 2018 | TRANSFERRED |
| AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY | 1000826267 | SURETY | — | May 13, 2011 | Oct 1, 2013 | CANCELLED |
| CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY | DA9841 | SURETY | — | May 13, 2002 | May 29, 2011 | CANCELLED |
| CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY | DA9841 | SURETY | — | May 13, 2002 | May 13, 2011 | REPLACED |
| HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. | 4587589 | SURETY | — | Dec 12, 1987 | May 13, 2002 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jun 27, 2024insuranceCANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jun 11, 2024
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Feb 5, 2024
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Oct 9, 2023insuranceCANCEL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
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Mar 29, 2021
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Mar 29, 2021authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Mar 29, 2021authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 1043 days (through Feb 5, 2024)
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Mar 21, 2021insuranceCANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Mar 21, 2021insurance gapCoverage gap: 976 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 22, 2023)
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Nov 6, 2020insuranceTERM/CANCL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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Oct 20, 2020
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Oct 10, 2020insuranceTERM/REPL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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Sep 29, 2020insuranceTERM/REPL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 21, 2020insuranceCANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Mar 31, 2020
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Sep 10, 2018
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Aug 23, 2018
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Aug 21, 2018insuranceTRANSFER — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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Oct 2, 2013
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Oct 1, 2013insuranceCANCEL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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May 29, 2011insuranceTERM/CANCL — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 13, 2011insuranceTERM/REPL — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY
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Dec 12, 2005
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Dec 12, 2005authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jul 12, 2002
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May 13, 2002insuranceCANCEL — HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.
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Docket MC171083
common · ACTIVE · MC
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DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
84 policy on file
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UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY policy on file
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AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
SURETY policy on file
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CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY policy on file
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HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.
SURETY policy on file
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#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.
BOC-3 process agent · 130,921 carriers served
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