DAD TRANSPORTATION LLC

WESTFIELD, MA

DAD TRANSPORTATION LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, based in Westfield, MA. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, 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 · Sep 23, 2024

Common (Property) reinstated · Oct 16, 2024

Policy effective · Mar 16, 2026

Review these

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
Prior insurance gap · 53 days Aug 1, 2024 → Sep 23, 2024
Common (Property) gap · 70 days Inactive Aug 7, 2024 → reinstated Oct 16, 2024
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — DAD TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2988884)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 53 days — Aug 1, 2024 → Sep 23, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 70 days — Inactive Aug 7, 2024 → reinstated Oct 16, 2024
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2988884/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2988884 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DAVID A GAVEL SR General Freight Produce Cold Food Beverages Paper Products Farm Supplies Based in WESTFIELD, MA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233992 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

HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2988884

In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 2017 (~9y)

MC / docket MC017989

Company officer DAVID A GAVEL SR

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Produce, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 676,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (413) 273-4281

Email: [email protected]

Physical

11 NECK RD

WESTFIELD, MA 01085

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2988884

In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 2017 (~9y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 676,000 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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30

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 2024-10-16 (701 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Mar 16, 2026
Process Agent
TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC017989
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	50%	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 (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

DAD TRANSPORTATION LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 5.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NY (1) and SC (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Utility, International, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

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

Authority revoked

3 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 233,992 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

33.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,992 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,992 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 7, 2024 to Oct 16, 2024 (70 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 1, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024 (53 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-04 2025-07

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 York (NY)	1	1	100.0%	Jun 18, 2025
South Carolina (SC)	1	0	0.0%	Jul 24, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Utility		3
Volvo		2
International		1
Wabash National		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	5.00	5	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
85313357	Jul 24, 2025	SC	2	CAYCE SC	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR AL 1199300 · 3HSDZTZR9RN495014	0	—	No
85035106	Jun 18, 2025	NY	2	WORCESTER NY	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR MA 2726A · 4V4NC9EHXDN546625	1	383.51A-LCDLRSWD	Yes
81416777	Apr 17, 2024	FL	3	SARASOTA FL	FORD TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Volvo MA 2726A · 1F6LF53S040A05763	2	396.17(c), 392.2	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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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
May 11, 2017	MC17989-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (27 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN407502	91X	$1,000,000	Mar 16, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN407502	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 6, 2026	Mar 19, 2026	CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN407502	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 6, 2026	Mar 16, 2026	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN407502	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 23, 2025	Jan 6, 2026	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN407502	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 23, 2025	Jan 19, 2026	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001015319	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 23, 2024	Sep 23, 2025	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 53 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 1, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2023	Aug 1, 2024	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 26, 2023	Jan 2, 2024	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 26, 2023	Dec 20, 2023	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 1, 2021	Jan 26, 2023	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 1, 2021	Feb 23, 2023	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 1, 2021	Nov 2, 2021	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 26, 2021	May 3, 2021	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001009916	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 26, 2021	Apr 1, 2021	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 23, 2021	Feb 21, 2021	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 23, 2021	Jan 26, 2021	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 23, 2021	Feb 21, 2021	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 23, 2021	Jan 23, 2021	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 18, 2020	Jan 23, 2021	REPLACED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 18, 2020	Jan 30, 2021	CANCELLED
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001007843	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 23, 2020	Sep 29, 2020	CANCELLED
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	BHYDPP	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 12, 2019	Jan 23, 2020	REPLACED
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	BHYDPP	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 12, 2019	Feb 16, 2020	CANCELLED
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	BHWHKD	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 18, 2019	Aug 12, 2019	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Mar 19, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 17, 2026

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 16, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 19, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 7, 2026

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 6, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Sep 23, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 16, 2024

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 7, 2024

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 7, 2024

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 7, 2024

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 70 days (through Oct 16, 2024)
Aug 1, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 1, 2024

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 53 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 23, 2024)
Jan 2, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 22, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Dec 20, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 23, 2023

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 26, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Nov 3, 2021

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Nov 2, 2021

insurance

CANCEL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
May 3, 2021

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 1, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 21, 2021

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 8, 2021

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Feb 8, 2021

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jan 30, 2021

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 26, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 23, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 5, 2020

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Oct 5, 2020

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Sep 29, 2020

insurance

CANCEL — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 16, 2020

insurance

TERM/CANCL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 28, 2020

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 23, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Sep 2, 2019

insurance

TERM/CANCL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 16, 2019

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 12, 2019

insurance

TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 18, 2019

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
SARASOTA FL	FL	1	0
WORCESTER NY	NY	1	1
CAYCE SC	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Massachusetts carriers Westfield carriers NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY 3 inspections

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

Field change history

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