ALTO'S EXPRESS INC

USDOT 128799MC-Docket MC002017CINNAMINSON, NJ
Review before tendering25 power units

ALTO'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 128799) in CINNAMINSON, 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).
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2010-02-28 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 20 times, most recent 2016-02-01 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-11-13 (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.

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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2009-11-16

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.52
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.47
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.79

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
2
Injuries
2
Crashes
24
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
25
Total drivers
24
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 2 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
40%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
20 times last 2016-02-01
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-11
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2010-02-28
Last compliance review
2009-11-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

48
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
112
Violations
21
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-16 → 2026-05-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-17 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2025-08-18 PA 2 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
67 13 2026-05-22
Unsafe driving 392
24 0 2026-05-22
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
18 8 2026-05-22
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2024-05-13
Hours of service 395
1 0 2026-04-02

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-11-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-08-18 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-07-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2025-07-08 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-04-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper lane change
2025-04-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-04-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26 1998 inadequate width.
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-09-23 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2024-09-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2024-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2024-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Leak from air chamber
2024-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-06-27 Unsafe Driving Following too close
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-22 PA · Level 1 9 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2026-04-02 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Hours of service 395 3AII
2026-02-17 PA · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-02-11 PA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B-TFV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2026-01-29 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-01-22 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2025-11-17 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-10-21 PA · Level 1 22 viols· 10 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSBD-SA OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5A-HNL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5A-HNL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5A-HNL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
2025-10-08 PA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2025-08-18 PA · Level 2 2 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-07-08 PA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
2025-04-11 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLILC
2025-04-09 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-02-14 PA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 86A2-RIG
2025-02-07 PA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
2024-12-18 PA · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2IRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2024-09-23 PA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2024-08-05 PA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2024-07-11 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-27 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-03 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 Not Guilty/Dismissed
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-13 PA · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
2024-03-20 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-20 NJ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-15 NJ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(1)

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