CITY LUMBER INC

USDOT 865865 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CHAD SPODEK Building Materials Based in GLENDALE, NY

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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 mixed vs peers Driver 100.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 7.70%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — CITY LUMBER INC (USDOT 865865)
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 mixed vs peers — Driver 100.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 7.70%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/865865/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 7.7% (better). n=113957 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.

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 865865

In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 2000 (~26y)

Company officer CHAD SPODEK

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Building Materials

Fleet size 9 units

Drivers 12

Annual mileage 105,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (212) 695-3393

Email: [email protected]

Physical

84-02 72ND DRIVE

GLENDALE, NY 11385

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 865865

In FMCSA records since Mar 23, 2000 (~26y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 105,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.67 vs 1.80 -0.13

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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
Truck tractors	2	5
Trailers	1	2
Trucks	2	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 5 crashes →

	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0
Injuries	1	1	2
Tow-away	0	1	1
Crash reports	1	1	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	2	0	0
OOS percentage	66.67%	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)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

5 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

CITY LUMBER INC is a motor carrier based in GLENDALE, NY, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 865865. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 9 power units and 12 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 100.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

CITY LUMBER INC is a small fleet, operating 9 power units and 12 drivers, based in Glendale, NY. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 66.7% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 12 drivers; Ford is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% 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 113,957 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 113,957 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

7.7%

Median across 113,957 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -7.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-04 2026-05

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)	2	2	100.0%	Aug 27, 2025
New Jersey (NJ)	1	0	0.0%	May 6, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		2
Freig		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	3.83	4	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.96	1	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	0.33	0	—	Jul 27, 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
87773586	May 6, 2026	NJ	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 78960PC · 1FVHCYD27LHLT1303	0	—	No
85647143	Aug 27, 2025	NY	1	MELVILLE NY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 73525MK · 1FDRF3G69EEB69781	2	391.15A-LNCDLNSRW, 392.2-SLLTCD	Yes
84313926	Apr 1, 2025	NY	1	LONG ISLAND CITY NY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 73525MK · 1FDRF3G69EEB69781	3	391.41APC, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.78A-WS	Yes

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NY4111032100	Jan 8, 2026	NY	1	No	No	Injury
NY4058265100	Nov 21, 2024	NY	1	Yes	No	Injury
NY3922980300	Feb 2, 2022	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3779281700	Mar 13, 2019	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3252576800	Jan 24, 2008	NY	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
LONG ISLAND CITY NY	NY	1	1
MELVILLE NY	NY	1	1

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