SANTANA TRANSFER LLC

PATERSON, NJ

SANTANA TRANSFER LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Paterson, NJ. Across 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 21.4% out-of-service rate sits near 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 · Aug 3, 2022
Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 19, 2022
Policy effective · Feb 21, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • Prior insurance gap · 1334 days Dec 8, 2018 → Aug 3, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 1341 days Inactive Dec 17, 2018 → reinstated Aug 19, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 13.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 37.5% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SANTANA TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 3927755)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 1334 days — Dec 8, 2018 → Aug 3, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 1341 days — Inactive Dec 17, 2018 → reinstated Aug 19, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 13.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 37.5% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3927755/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3927755 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DARLING SANTANA General Freight Based in PATERSON, NJ Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 63/100). 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 13.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 37.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233819 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

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3927755
In FMCSA records since Aug 2, 2022 (~4y)
MC / docket MC1454786
Company officer DARLING SANTANA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 10,235 mi
Contact & address
Physical
394 BOULEVARD
PATERSON, NJ 07514
Mailing
397 METLARS LN
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3927755
In FMCSA records since Aug 2, 2022 (~4y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,235 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 37.5% vs 23.4% +14.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 13.3% vs 6.7% +6.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
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 2026-03-17 (188 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
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 41 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 28 28 0
OOS inspections 3 3 0
OOS percentage 10.71% 10.71%
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
41
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
37.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
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

SANTANA TRANSFER LLC had 28 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 21.4%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 62.0.

Inspection profile

28 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in PA (16) and NY (2).

Violation profile

21.4% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 7 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Hino are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 37.5% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
4 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 233,819 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
13.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,819 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +13.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
37.5%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,819 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +37.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 17, 2018 to Aug 19, 2022 (1341 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 30, 2017 to Sep 1, 2017 (2 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 8, 2018 to Aug 3, 2022 (1334 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 19, 2026 to Feb 21, 2026 (2 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (26 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 16 2 12.5% Mar 31, 2026
New York (NY) 2 2 100.0% Mar 4, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 2 0 0.0% Jul 28, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 1 1 100.0% Jan 20, 2026
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Aug 2, 2025
Maryland (MD) 1 0 0.0% Mar 25, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Feb 18, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Sep 17, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% May 4, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Jul 9, 2026
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Mar 19, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 37
Hino 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 4 0.35 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 2 0.82 1 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 6 61.65 62 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 10 5.36 5 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 (42 rows) View all 41 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89025925 Sep 17, 2026 AL 3 GADSDEN AL
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
9 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD Yes
88537384 Jul 28, 2026 NJ 3 BEDMINSTER
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
88371700 Jul 9, 2026 AR 3
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87768627 May 4, 2026 TN 2
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8E-HOSPD, 393.30-B No
87451822 Mar 31, 2026 PA 3 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
87458724 Mar 25, 2026 MD 2 WARWICK MD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87336433 Mar 19, 2026 CA 3 ca-i-680-nb-@-andrade-rd
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLTCD, 395.8E-HOSPD No
87151091 Feb 25, 2026 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLILC No
87127938 Feb 18, 2026 MS 3 NEWTON COUNTY
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86833030 Jan 20, 2026 CT 2 GREENWICH SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86780120 Jan 6, 2026 PA 2 KIDDER ST @ MUNDY STREET
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86435679 Nov 25, 2025 PA 3 DUPONT SALT SHED
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86259293 Nov 5, 2025 PA 1 EASTON PA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.201A-FRBFC, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E Yes
86131253 Oct 22, 2025 PA 3 pa-6.0-i-78-e
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.11B2-S Yes
85929315 Sep 30, 2025 PA 3 pa-on-i80-e-mm-295.0
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85881383 Sep 24, 2025 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLTL, 392.2-SLLS2 No
85869516 Sep 23, 2025 PA 2 pa-i476-off-ramp-@-penndot
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85544498 Aug 19, 2025 PA 3 [email protected]
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85398099 Aug 2, 2025 KS 2 ks-lincoln-county---105
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95A4-EEUS No
85351424 Jul 28, 2025 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 391.41A-MCPC, 392.2-SLLEQP, 396.17C-PI No
84243876 Mar 26, 2025 PA 3 pa-on-i80-w-mm-305.6
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84085265 Mar 4, 2025 NY 1 HARRIMAN NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 396.5B-L Yes
83799966 Jan 24, 2025 PA 2 pa-i476-off-ramp-@-penndot
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LIL No
83473345 Dec 23, 2024 PA 1 5775 ROUTE 202
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83299553 Dec 3, 2024 PA 1 US HIGHWAY 202 MEASURING 858 F
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.24B/R No
Authority Records (2 dockets)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC970645 common INACTIVE
MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 4 PDFs)

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
Mar 17, 2026 MC1454786-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 2, 2026 MC970645-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Aug 19, 2022 MC1454786-C Original MC Certificate Transfer Original MC Certificate →
Jun 8, 2016 MC970645-P Original MC Certificate Transfer Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (10 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWH-NJ-19-S0347967-00 91X $750,000 Feb 21, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWH-NJ-19-S0347967-00 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Feb 21, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 19, 2026 to Feb 21, 2026
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY CA960343445 BIPD/Primary Aug 3, 2022 Feb 19, 2026 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1334 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 8, 2018 to Aug 3, 2022
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY CGV 6126000-02 CARGO Sep 1, 2017 Dec 8, 2018 CANCELLED
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY MRV 6126000-01 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2017 Dec 8, 2018 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 30, 2017 to Sep 1, 2017
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY AMC1001729 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2017 Aug 30, 2017 CANCELLED
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY CP29004114 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2016 Jun 1, 2017 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 29, 2026
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Apr 29, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Apr 28, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 23, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 23, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 17, 2026
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  7. Feb 25, 2026
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Feb 25, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  9. Feb 19, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Feb 19, 2026
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 21, 2026)
  11. Aug 8, 2023
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  12. Dec 17, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. Dec 17, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  14. Dec 17, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-fcc2e2ba]
  15. Dec 17, 2018
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 1341 days (through Aug 19, 2022)
  16. Dec 8, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Dec 8, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Dec 8, 2018
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1334 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 3, 2022)
  19. Sep 5, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Aug 30, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Aug 30, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 1, 2017)
  22. Jun 1, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
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 3 0
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 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 2
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated Driver Fitness 1 1
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified Driver Fitness 1 1

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