DARK NIGHT TRUCKING COMPANY

DARK NIGHT TRUCKING COMPANY is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Spotswood, NJ. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN, and operating authority is active for common.

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

Coverage resumed · Dec 13, 2019

Coverage resumed · Nov 30, 2021

Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 2, 2021

Policy effective · Dec 1, 2025

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 13 days Nov 30, 2019 → Dec 13, 2019
Prior insurance gap · 356 days Dec 9, 2020 → Nov 30, 2021
Common (Property) gap · 415 days Inactive Oct 13, 2020 → reinstated Dec 2, 2021
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · 91X 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 — DARK NIGHT TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 2629204)
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 · 13 days — Nov 30, 2019 → Dec 13, 2019
  • Prior insurance gap · 356 days — Dec 9, 2020 → Nov 30, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 415 days — Inactive Oct 13, 2020 → reinstated Dec 2, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2629204/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2629204 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DENNY ESTALINA ECHEVERRIA General Freight Based in SPOTSWOOD, NJ

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 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

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233753 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Status INACTIVE → ACTIVE · Jul 4, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · Jun 6, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2629204

In FMCSA records since Apr 25, 2015 (~11y)

MC / docket MC918792

Company officer DENNY ESTALINA ECHEVERRIA

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 89,500 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (973) 943-0313

Email: [email protected]

Physical

353 MANALAPAN RD

SPOTSWOOD, NJ 08884

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2629204

In FMCSA records since Apr 25, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 89,500 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-12-02 (1,757 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
Policy effective Dec 1, 2025
Process Agent
EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC918792
ACTIVE

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 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	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)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

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.

Risk intelligence

DARK NIGHT TRUCKING COMPANY had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 10.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in PA (2) and MD (1).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations); top code 393.11 (No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Kenworth is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

2 revocations on record.

OOS order history

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

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,753 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

50%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,753 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,753 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Oct 13, 2020 to Dec 2, 2021 (415 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Nov 30, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019 (13 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 9, 2020 to Nov 30, 2021 (356 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 2 status changes

Record Changes

Jul 4, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status INACTIVE ACTIVE
  FMCSA Company Census
Jun 6, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-03 2026-09

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
Pennsylvania (PA)	2	0	0.0%	Sep 16, 2026
Maryland (MD)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 8, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		2
Kenworth		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.75	1	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	10.00	10	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89012644	Sep 16, 2026	PA	2	MILFORD TWP PA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XSLB49 · 3ALACWDT6HDHY5380	0	—	No
88657477	Aug 10, 2026	PA	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XSLB49 · 3ALACWDT6HDHY5380	1	392.82DUMT	No
86011151	Oct 8, 2025	MD	2	WARWICK MD	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XKZT24 · 2NKHHM6HXAM261574	1	391.41APC	Yes
81029826	Mar 5, 2024	PA	1	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XKZT24 · 2NKHHM6HXAM261574	7	393.9(a), 393.209(d), 393.11	Yes

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (5 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	PDF
Dec 2, 2021	MC918792-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Oct 13, 2020	MC918792-C	Voluntary Revocation	Revocation	Metadata only
Oct 13, 2020	MC918792-C	Daily Register	Reinstatement	Daily Register →
Dec 24, 2019	MC918792-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Jun 12, 2015	MC918792-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM067006-01	91X	$750,000	Dec 1, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA01480653	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 30, 2021	Dec 1, 2025	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 356 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 9, 2020 to Nov 30, 2021
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA1480653	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 13, 2019	Dec 9, 2020	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 13 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Nov 30, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CNJ0005026282-8	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 15, 2019	Nov 30, 2019	CANCELLED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CNJ0005026282-8	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 30, 2018	Feb 15, 2019	CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL06498-03	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2018	Sep 20, 2018	REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL06498-03	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2018	Nov 30, 2018	CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL06498-02	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2017	Sep 20, 2018	CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL06498	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2016	Sep 20, 2017	CANCELLED
ALLSTATE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	648543354	BIPD/Primary	—	May 21, 2015	Sep 20, 2016	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 1, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 2, 2021

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Dec 9, 2020

insurance

CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 9, 2020

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 356 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 30, 2021)
Oct 13, 2020

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Oct 13, 2020

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 415 days (through Dec 2, 2021)
Dec 9, 2019

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Dec 9, 2019

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Nov 30, 2019

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
Nov 30, 2019

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 13 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 13, 2019)
Feb 15, 2019

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 6, 2019

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Nov 30, 2018

insurance

CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
Nov 29, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Sep 20, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Sep 20, 2018

insurance

CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
Sep 20, 2018

insurance

TERM/REPL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
Sep 20, 2017

insurance

CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
Sep 19, 2017

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Sep 20, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — ALLSTATE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Jun 20, 2016

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
WARWICK MD	MD	1	1
MILFORD TWP PA	PA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	4	0
393.209(d)	Steering system components worn, welded, or missing	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
396.9(d)(2)	Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

New Jersey carriers Spotswood carriers BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY 4 inspections

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots