THE PENN TRAFFIC CO

THE PENN TRAFFIC CO is a large fleet, operating 165 power units and 192 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Syracuse, NY. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. An active insurance filing is on record, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Policy effective · Dec 31, 2008

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

4 fatalities on crash record 55 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-85 trust fund PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
Active insurance on file PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · 85 Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

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 — THE PENN TRAFFIC CO (USDOT 8864)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 4 fatalities on crash record — 55 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-85 trust fund — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance
  • Active insurance on file — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · 85
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/8864/
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 8864 Inactive CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TIM CIPITI General Freight Produce Dry Bulk Cold Food Beverages Paper Products Based in SYRACUSE, NY

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 75/100). 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

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance on file · 70/100

Active insurance rows exist, but BIPD/Primary match is unclear — verify on L&I.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1.4% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=5677 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: Do not book.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

Broker bond / trust on file

1 financial-security filing · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 8864

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer TIM CIPITI

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Produce, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products

Fleet size 165 units

Drivers 192

Annual mileage 7,856,951 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (315) 453-8553

Physical

1200 STATE FAIR BLVD

SYRACUSE, NY 13221-4737

Mailing

P O BOX 4737

SYRACUSE, NY 13221-4737

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 8864

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 7,856,951 mi

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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)

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

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2009-01-29 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
Policy effective Aug 18, 2009
Process Agent
Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	165	0	0
Trailers	425	0	0

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

Power Units

165

Drivers

192

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

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 Signals

Authority revoked

2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 5,677 ACTIVE carriers operating 82–248 power units (±50% of this carrier's 165 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

1.4%

Median across 5,677 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -1.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.6%

Median across 5,677 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -17.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes View all 55 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

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	MC662458	common	INACTIVE	—

MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jan 29, 2009	MC662458-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →
Jan 7, 2009	MC662458-B	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9880218 01	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2010	Mar 1, 2010	REPLACED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	CA 972-69-99	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2010	Aug 29, 2018	CANCELLED
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	QT-660-3088B966-TIL-09	34	—	Aug 18, 2009	On file	ACTIVE
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI-97435306	CARGO	—	Jan 21, 2009	Aug 18, 2009	REPLACED
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	85	—	Dec 31, 2008	On file	ACTIVE
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07836193	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2008	Mar 1, 2010	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Sep 4, 2018

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Sep 4, 2018

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 29, 2018

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Dec 10, 2013

authority

REVOKED — PROPERTY BROKER
Details →
Dec 10, 2013

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Mar 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Aug 18, 2009

insurance

TERM/REPL — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

Related Records

New York carriers Syracuse carriers THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 55 reportable crashes

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

Field change history

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