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TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC

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Company CheckTRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC · DOT 535788

351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

DOT# 535788 MC# 20490 Carteret, New Jersey 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 20, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

Mailing Address351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

Other Companies at This Address

Address351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1, CARTERET, NJ 07008

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BLACKBERRY LOGISTICS INC	3393589	Sign in	Active
TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC this company	535788	Sign in	Active
ACCENT TRUCKING CORP	382670	Sign in	Inactive
KOALA TRANSPORTATION LLC	1043006	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC020490

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 .15 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.26 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,777,582 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS23.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review02/05/2024

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.

Policy #WHP 8200128-01

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet53 units

Drivers47

Mileage1,777,582 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service3

OOS Rate23.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 02/05/2024 | Rated: 11/18/1998

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

5 · 2 OOS -

2024

7 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

12 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

1 crash =

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

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 22 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (18.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/16/2026	ELIZABETH	NJ	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/10/2025	EDISON	NJ	1	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
08/20/2024	EDISON	NJ	0	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/10/2024	LINDEN CITY	NJ	1	0	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
10/23/2023	EDISON TWP	NJ	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 22 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 22 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (31)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/24/2026	NJ	Full (Level I)	NJ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	CT	Full (Level I)	DANBURY SCALE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTLER TOWNSHIP PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLAINVIEW NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DANBURY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I78 WB MM 76 WILLIAMS TWP - I7	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRONX NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	PERRYVILLE MD	10	6	0	1	0	5	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	PISCATAWAY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH E/B SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLAINVIEW NY	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWICH EB SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLAINVIEW NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALLAMUCHY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEDFORD NY	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PHILADELPHIA PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	POLARIS AND MCLESTER	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	▲Detail
10/08/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BREWSTER NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLAINVIEW - SOUTH SERVICE RD	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH TOWNSHIP	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALLAMUCHY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIGHT SHOULDER, EAST OF X23	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 17 NB MP 15	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	▲Detail
10/12/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	I78 WB MM 76 WILLIAMS TWP - I7	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEDFORD (SB)	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLAINVIEW - SOUTH SERVICE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2023	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections22

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1AT 107973008 00	$1,000,000	11/27/1989	05/14/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	04 MS PN9567	$0	07/14/2009	05/16/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAC 7001574 00	$750,000	07/02/2010	05/14/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAC 7001369 00	$750,000	07/02/2010	07/02/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 066 74 10	$1,000,000	06/21/2007	04/28/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 5236297	$1,000,000	06/14/2004	05/14/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 5236297	$1,000,000	06/14/2004	06/14/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	QT 0499B111 TIL	$0	06/14/2004	05/14/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 5236297	$1,000,000	06/14/2004	06/14/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.	259002884	$0	06/01/1991	06/14/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	WPP 8200128-00	$1,000,000	05/14/2024	06/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0035924002	$750,000	05/14/2021	01/24/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0035924001	$750,000	05/14/2016	05/14/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 0703790	$750,000	05/14/2014	05/14/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2950693	$750,000	05/14/2009	07/02/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 66 73 25	$1,000,000	05/14/2005	06/21/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MZI97181383	$0	05/14/2005	07/14/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PALISADES INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	CP50E107	$1,000,000	05/14/1998	06/14/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 066 74 10	$750,000	04/28/2008	05/14/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0035924002	$1,000,000	01/24/2024	05/14/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC020490	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/04/1984	-	-
MC020490	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/1988	-	-
MC020490	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/1988	-	-
MC020490	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/17/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2009
MC020490	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2014
MC020490	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2014
MC020490	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2009
MC020490	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2009
MC020490	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED		TRANSFERRED	07/24/1984
MC020490	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED		TRANSFERRED	07/24/1984

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/13/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 23.0769% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 53 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 53 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 23.0769% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

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Inspection Records (31)

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