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GENERAL WELDING SUPPLY CORP

Joins 16 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 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.

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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 21.7% vs peer 11.8% Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — GENERAL WELDING SUPPLY CORP (USDOT 49704)
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 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 21.7% vs peer 11.8%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/49704/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 49704 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: NICHOLAS LANZANO Company officer 2: RALPH COHAN General Freight Liquids / Gases Other (COMPPRESSED GAS) Based in WESTBURY, NY

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 21.7% vs peer median 11.8% (worse). n=64959 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.

  • Company officer 2 RALPH COHAN → — · Oct 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 49704
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer NICHOLAS LANZANO
Company officer 2 RALPH COHAN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Liquids / Gases, Other (COMPPRESSED GAS)
Fleet size 14 units
Drivers 15
Annual mileage 160,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
400 SHAMES DR
WESTBURY, NY 11590-1753
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 49704
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 160,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 21.7% vs 23.4% -1.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.63 vs 1.80 -1.17
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 14 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 33 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 16 16 3
OOS inspections 1 2 1
OOS percentage 6.25% 12.5% 33.33%
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
14
Drivers
15
Inspections
33
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
21.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
4
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 21.7% 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 64,959 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 64,959 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
21.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.8%
Median across 64,959 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 officer change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 RALPH COHAN —
      Seen 48 times · first Sep 1, 2026 · last Oct 26, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (21 months)

2023-12 2026-09

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) 16 3 18.8% Sep 22, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 14
Freightliner 12
GMC 2
Ford 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 0.83 1 — 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 11 — 4.00 4 — 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 (33 rows) View all 33 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89063358 Sep 22, 2026 NY 1 PORT JEFFERSON STATION NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
88560946 Jul 29, 2026 NY 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 107.620B-HMAMC, 393.9A-HLLH, 393.9A-LHWS No
87632503 Apr 20, 2026 NY 1 BELLMORE NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86166510 Oct 28, 2025 NY 1 ROCKVILLE CENTRE NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85732760 Sep 9, 2025 NY 1 OLD WESTBURY NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85579398 Aug 19, 2025 NY 2 PLAINVIEW NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85414192 Jul 30, 2025 NY 2 YAPHANK NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85291387 Jul 16, 2025 NY 2 FREEPORT NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9A-LHLI, 393.11A1-LIL No
85271122 Jul 16, 2025 NY 3 EAST MEADOW NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85084788 Jun 23, 2025 NY 2 HEMPSTEAD NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 172.202A5-HMSPS No
84932832 Jun 9, 2025 NY 2 DIX HILLS NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
84673771 May 12, 2025 NY 1 DIX HILLS NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83783971 Jan 29, 2025 NY 1 PLAINVIEW NY
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.41-BNPB, 396.5B-L, 393.9A-LLPL Yes
83654649 Jan 14, 2025 NY 2 HUNTINGTON NY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.78A-WS No
83458640 Dec 19, 2024 NY 2 YAPHANK NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83047175 Oct 31, 2024 NY 1 YAPHANK NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 383.51A-LCDLRSWD, 392.2-SLLMF, 393.9A-LIL Yes
83000605 Oct 24, 2024 NJ 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLUCR No
82703337 Sep 18, 2024 NY 2 ny-plainview---south-service-rd
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75(a) Yes
82390277 Aug 15, 2024 NY 1 DEER PARK NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 383.51(a), 393.55(d)(1), 393.45(d) Yes
82223517 Jul 23, 2024 NY 1 WYANDANCH NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 396.3(a)(1), 393.11(a)(1), 393.95(f) Yes
81929968 Jun 14, 2024 NY 1 BROOKLYN NY
GM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81915842 Jun 11, 2024 NY 1 DIX HILLS NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.75(a)(3), 392.15 Yes
81850249 Jun 11, 2024 NY 2 MELVILLE NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.55(d)(1) No
81668687 May 20, 2024 NY 1 OLD WESTBURY NY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.5(b) No
81392667 Apr 19, 2024 NY 1 GARDEN CITY NY
GM STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 396.3(a)(1), 172.406(a)(1), 172.502(a)(1) Yes
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY3902120900 Sep 17, 2021 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3878542300 Mar 19, 2021 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
NY3686494400 Aug 25, 2017 NY 0 1 No No Injury
NY971731170A Feb 12, 1997 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
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
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
107.620(b) No copy of US DOT Hazardous Materials Registration Number Unknown 2 0
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 2 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 2 0
172.406(a)(1) Label placement not as required Hazardous Materials 1 0
172.502(a)(1) Prohibited placarding Hazardous Materials 1 0
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
392.15 Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Controlled Substances/Alcohol 1 1
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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