PDL TOWING LLC

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

Policy effective · Jul 16, 2024

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

Insurance on file · $1,000,000 DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — PDL TOWING LLC (USDOT 4255375)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4255375/
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.

USDOT 4255375 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: GRACE ELIZABETH PONCE DE LEON Motor Vehicles Based in BRANCHBURG, NJ

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 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 60% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235328 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4255375

In FMCSA records since Jun 17, 2024 (~2y)

Company officer GRACE ELIZABETH PONCE DE LEON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 24,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (347) 400-4518

Email: [email protected]

Physical

971 US HIGHWAY 202 N #8063

BRANCHBURG, NJ 08876

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4255375

In FMCSA records since Jun 17, 2024 (~2y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 24,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 5.80 vs 1.80 +4.00

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.

Related filings

Insurance
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jul 16, 2024
Process Agent
TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC
BOC-3 on file

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 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	2	3	0
OOS percentage	40%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

60.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

0 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

PDL TOWING LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 60.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 18.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NY (3) and NJ (2).

Violation profile

60.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (52.6% of violations); top code 395.8(a) (No drivers record of duty status when one is required) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Dodge, Kaufm, and Kaufman are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 60.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 235,328 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 235,328 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

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

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

60%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,328 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +60 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-09 2025-12

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
New York (NY)	3	2	66.7%	Dec 17, 2025
New Jersey (NJ)	2	1	50.0%	Apr 24, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Dodge		2
Kaufm		2
Kaufman		2
Ram		2
Volvo		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	6.00	6	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.20	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	5	—	17.83	18	—	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 (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86646570	Dec 17, 2025	NY	1	HARRIMAN NY	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge NJ XPLV57 · 3C63RRJL1JG324403	9	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.100B-C	Yes
84919839	Jun 6, 2025	NY	1	TROY NY	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge NJ XPLV57 · 3C63RRJL1JG324403	2	393.11A1-LLPL, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	No
84494095	Apr 24, 2025	NJ	2	FRANKLIN LAKES	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XPLV57 · 3C63RRJL1JG324403	1	393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	No
83589532	Jan 12, 2025	NJ	5	—	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ XPLV57 · 3C63RRJL1JG324403	10	393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 393.43D-B, 393.41-BNPB	Yes
82788277	Sep 23, 2024	NY	2	BUFFALO NY	VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK NJ AY926Z · 4V5PCBRF2TR728847	7	383.23(a)(2), 393.128(b), 395.8(a)	Yes

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1650133	common	INACTIVE	—

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
Jul 19, 2024	MC1650133-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 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	CA979410304	BIPD/Primary	—	Jul 16, 2024	Jul 16, 2024	REPLACED
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA979410304	BIPD/Primary	$1,000,000	Jul 16, 2024	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 13, 2026

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 7, 2026

insurance

CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 16, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
FRANKLIN LAKES	NJ	1	0
BUFFALO NY	NY	1	1
HARRIMAN NY	NY	1	1
TROY NY	NY	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
395.8(a)	No drivers record of duty status when one is required	Hours of Service	4	0
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.128(b)	Cargo securement - roll-on/roll-off containers	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

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