FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC
DBA FDL EXPRESS
USDOT 2014310MC-Docket MC709506EDISON, NJ
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FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC (USDOT 2014310) in EDISON, NJ — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-06-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.89
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.77
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.24
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
2
Injuries
3
Crashes
75
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
16
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 42
- Total drivers
- 42
- Years in business
- 16
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 10.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 11.5%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-09
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-06-01
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
112
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
148
Violations
19
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-23 → 2026-05-13.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-27
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2025-12-02
NY
1 injured
2025-11-19
IL
Tow-away
2024-05-22
NJ
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
66 | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
33 | 1 | 2026-02-28 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
11 | 7 | 2026-02-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
11 | 2 | 2025-11-04 |
General safety regulations 390
|
8 | 0 | 2025-12-02 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2025-05-29 |
Operating authority / leasing 376
|
2 | 0 | 2024-06-05 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2023-07-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-12-16 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-12-11 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | OOS |
| 2025-12-05 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-12-02 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) missing | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Dripping leak. | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaf spring shifted | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Dripping leak. | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Rear-Vision Mirrors - Missing or defective | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-06-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-06-12 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not securely mounted | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Prohibition against texting in a CMV | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-28 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-02-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-S | OOS | — |
2025-12-11 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | OOS | — |
2025-12-05 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2025-12-02 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-S | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2025-11-21 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LHWS | — | — |
2025-11-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
2025-11-04 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-F | OOS | — |
2025-10-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2025-08-26 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 80A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-F | OOS | — |
2025-08-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-08-21 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-08-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-08-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2025-06-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-06-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-06-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-05-29 6 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
2025-04-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE2IV-D | — | — |
2025-03-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2025-03-18 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25A-L | — | — |
2025-03-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE2IV-D | — | — |
2025-03-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203B-CBP | — | — |
2025-02-26 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 80-TEXTING | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
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