TAM TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3518918MC-Docket MC1167330CLIFTON, NJ
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TAM TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3518918) in CLIFTON, 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.
- 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-06-16 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 6.85
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.92
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.85
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 2.14
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.1
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
9
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 6
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 50%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0%
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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-19
- Insurance lapse history
- 4 lapse(s) most recent 2025-06-16
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
15
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
49
Violations
11
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2026-04-15.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
15 | 0 | 2026-04-15 |
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 4 | 2025-01-10 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
11 | 1 | 2026-02-03 |
General safety regulations 390
|
5 | 0 | 2026-02-03 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 2 | 2024-08-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2024-07-30 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2024-08-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Driver Fitness | Driver does not have a valid operator's license for the CMV being operated | OOS |
| 2024-08-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-07-30 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-07-30 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2024-07-16 | Driver Fitness | Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions | OOS |
| 2024-07-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) | OOS |
| 2024-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2026-02-03 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4A-DOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-01-10 10 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2024-08-22 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(5) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
2024-08-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(a) | — | — |
2024-07-30 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-07-30 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9a(a)(1) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-16 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(4) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-06-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-03-12 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-03-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-20 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-RRTCD | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-01-02 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-06-29 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
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