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GACELA FREIGHT INC

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Company CheckGACELA FREIGHT INC · DOT 3563538

937 NEW YORK AVE APT 1, TRENTON, NJ, 08638

DOT# 3563538 MC# 1197748 Trenton, New Jersey 4 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameGACELA FREIGHT INC

DOT Number3563538

MC Number1197748

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationTrenton, New Jersey

Added02/04/2021

MCS-15012/18/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address937 NEW YORK AVE APT 1, TRENTON, NJ, 08638

Mailing Address937 NEW YORK AVE APT 1, TRENTON, NJ, 08638

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC1197748

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage99,436 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

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

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage99,436 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15012/2025

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%

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

6 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/18/2024	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION SCALE	12	7	1	1	11	6	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	4	1	4	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PETERSBURG VA	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Out of Service Orders (2)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2024-10-01	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2024-11-14
2023-02-14	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2023-03-22

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	CAL13524-01	$750,000	08/25/2023	06/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK WOOD RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PWR0000613	$750,000	08/25/2022	07/07/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA03964579	$750,000	08/20/2021	08/25/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA03964579	$750,000	08/20/2021	09/26/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC	PWR0000613	$750,000	07/07/2023	08/25/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1197748	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/20/2021	REVOKED	06/24/2024
MC1197748	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/31/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2023
MC1197748	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2023

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

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.