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PETER DOWNES & SON INC

DBA: DOWNES & SON LAND CLEARING

Joins 5 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (CNA Insurance Companies) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 29, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Caution
Policy effective · Nov 21, 2020
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 11.1% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file CNA Insurance Companies · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — PETER DOWNES & SON INC (USDOT 2897745)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 11.1%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — CNA Insurance Companies · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2897745/
As of: Oct 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2897745 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: PETER DOWNES Company officer 2: MADELINE HENDERSON Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Intermodal Containers Garbage / Refuse Construction Other (MULCH) Based in RAMSEY, NJ

FMCSA census as of Oct 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 66.7% vs peer median 11.1% (worse). n=74244 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 ↓
  • Physical street 80 AIRPORT RD → 600 B LAKE ST · Oct 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city WEST MILFORD → RAMSEY · Oct 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer 2 PETER DOWNES → MADELINE HENDERSON · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer MADELINE HENDERSON → PETER DOWNES · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 80 AIRPORT ROAD → 600 B LAKE ST · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 80 AIRPORT RD → 80 AIRPORT ROAD · Oct 4, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

CNA Insurance Companies · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2897745
In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 2016 (~10y)
MC / docket MC1104458
Company officer PETER DOWNES
Company officer 2 MADELINE HENDERSON
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Intermodal Containers, Garbage / Refuse, Construction, Other (MULCH)
Fleet size 12 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 104,501 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (201) 962-7665
Email: [email protected]
Physical
600 B LAKE ST
RAMSEY, NJ 07480-4608
Mailing
80 AIRPORT RD
WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480-4608
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2897745
In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 2016 (~10y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 104,501 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 66.7% vs 23.4% +43.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.60 vs 1.80 -1.20
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
Active liability insurance
CNA Insurance Companies
BMC-91X · 7011793497
Effective Nov 21, 2020
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · 7011793497
Effective Nov 21, 2020
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 2021-01-26 (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 8 0 0
Trailers 16 0 0
Trucks 4 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 0 3 0
OOS percentage 0% 60% —
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
12
Drivers
5
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
66.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 74,244 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
33.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 74,244 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
66.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.1%
Median across 74,244 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +55.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 6 tracked changes on record. · 4 address changes · 2 officer changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 80 AIRPORT RD 600 B LAKE ST
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical city WEST MILFORD RAMSEY
      Seen 2 times · first Oct 19, 2026 · last Oct 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 PETER DOWNES MADELINE HENDERSON
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Company officer MADELINE HENDERSON PETER DOWNES
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical street 80 AIRPORT ROAD 600 B LAKE ST
      FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 80 AIRPORT RD 80 AIRPORT ROAD
      Seen 15 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Oct 4, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-10 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations
1 OOS · 50.0%
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 4 2 50.0% Oct 19, 2026
New York (NY) 1 1 100.0% Oct 7, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Western Star 5
East Mfg 2
East Dump 1
Esmc 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 1.57 2 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 16.85 17 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89298301 Oct 19, 2026 PA 2 PALMYRA TWP PA
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AT909N · 2WKPDDCK3YK960352
4 393.78A-WS, 393.9A-LIL, 393.55D2-B No
89255104 Oct 7, 2026 NY 2 GOSHEN NY
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
NJ AU994N · 5KKMAECV25PN55564
10 393.75G-TAOW, 393.134B-CRHLC, 392.2WG Yes
88113591 Jun 11, 2026 PA 1 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AT909N · 2WKPDDCK3YK960352
19 393.207A-SUBL, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86436181 Nov 25, 2025 PA 2 PA
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AT910N · 5KJNAEAV97PX79574
1 392.2-SLLSR No
84988142 Jun 17, 2025 PA 2 pa-dunham-drive--dunmore-boro---p
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AT835T · 5KJJAEAV75PU03564
2 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45B2-B-AIR Yes
82864052 Oct 2, 2024 NY 2 CHESTER NY
WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
NJ AT836T · 5KKMABAV17PV66074
7 393.45(b)(2), 383.23(a)(2), 393.47(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY3902270600 Sep 14, 2021 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0021521397 Apr 13, 2021 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP33852420 Jan 16, 2019 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1104458
Active
Granted Jan 26, 2021
View full authority record →
common
MC1104458
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF 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
Jan 26, 2021 MC1104458-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
May 12, 2020 MC1104458-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CNA Insurance Companies 7011793497 BMC-91X — Nov 21, 2020 On file ACTIVE
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. 7011793497 91X $1,000,000 Nov 21, 2020 On file ACTIVE
SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY S2248367 BIPD/Primary — May 7, 2020 Dec 25, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 26, 2021
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  2. Jan 4, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jan 4, 2021
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Dec 25, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
CHESTER NY NY 1 1
GOSHEN NY NY 1 1
PA PA 1 0
PALMYRA TWP PA PA 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 2
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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