STERNS RENTAL CORP
USDOT 504915MC-Docket MC109881NEPTUNE, NJ
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized8 power units
STERNS RENTAL CORP (USDOT 504915) in NEPTUNE, 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: $1,000,000.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO.) was filed 6 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2022-04-12) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 17 times, most recent 2022-04-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2005-12-13 (C).
- 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.68
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.85
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
0
Crashes
5
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 34
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25%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
- 17 times last 2022-04-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-04-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2005-12-13 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
10
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
29
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-02-06 → 2026-05-15.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-05-13
NJ
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
13 | 2 | 2026-05-15 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
6 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-05-29 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
2 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-05-15 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-05-15 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2025-05-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failing to display placard(s) visible from the direction it faces. | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-15 9 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPVI | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602A-HMER | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMPSPMC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B-AALPME-OOS | OOS | — |
2025-12-29 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516A-HMPS | — | — |
2025-05-29 8 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
2025-01-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
2024-05-22 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
2024-04-12 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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