E M C E TRANSPORT LLC

USDOT 2949667MC-Docket MC998586ELIZABETH, NJ
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E M C E TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2949667) in ELIZABETH, 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 2024-08-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-07) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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 and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 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.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2025-07-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.53
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.7
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.85

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
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
13
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
25
Total drivers
25
Years in business
10
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
50%Above national

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
10 times last 2025-07-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-06
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2024-08-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

15
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
27
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-13 → 2026-04-18.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-07-12 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Daylight, Water(Standing Moving)

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
10 3 2025-12-10
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 3 2026-04-18
Hours of service 395
7 1 2025-08-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-12-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.
2025-07-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-06-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves OOS
2025-06-27 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-06-27 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap
2025-06-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-04-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-03-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2025-03-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2024-12-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit OOS
2024-12-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain OOS
2024-12-17 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. OOS
2024-12-17 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-18 NJ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203B-CBP
2025-12-10 CT · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-08-10 MA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Hours of service 395 24C2II-ELDTN
2025-07-28 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2DL
2025-07-14 MA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2025-06-27 NY · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 67C7V-F
2025-06-03 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 24
2025-04-29 NY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2025-04-28 CT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-03-24 NY · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Hours of service 395 24
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2024-12-17 CT · Level 3 4 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT OOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPCDOOS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 16AD OOS
2023-09-13 NJ · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)

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