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GRIDIRON FORWARDING CO INC

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Company CheckGRIDIRON FORWARDING CO INC · DOT 3238141

228 ROUTE 18, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08816

DOT# 3238141 MC# 1815 East Brunswick, New Jersey 31 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Physical Address228 ROUTE 18, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08816

Mailing AddressPO BOX 7351, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08816

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/03/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/08/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeFIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND

Contact☎ (410) 261-7962
🌐 zurichna.com

Bond history

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDsince Nov 26, 2016 · active

BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2013 to Nov 2016 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

DocketFF001815

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/03/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT22704A

Last checked08/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Operating31 years

MCS-15011/2021

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY	BMC111913060	$0	11/19/2013	11/26/2016	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	MASICHS0001US11 10172	$0	10/01/2011	04/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	051769703-004-10	$0	10/01/2010	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	051769703-008-10	$0	10/01/2010	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	051769703-004-10	$0	10/01/2010	10/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	051769703-004-10	$0	10/01/2010	11/02/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	04007-004-09	$0	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	82688&I0213	$0	05/20/1997	10/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	3AE 586 253 00	$0	04/12/1995	05/20/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	ENDURANCE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	OMC10008821800	$0	04/01/2016	05/01/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF001815	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2013
FF001815	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	06/05/1995	REVOKED	12/05/2016
FF001815	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	REINSTATED	03/23/2017	-	-

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

GRIDIRON FORWARDING CO INC

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