ESSENTIAL LOGISTIX
USDOT 4214897MC-Docket MC1628180HAMILTON, NJ
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ESSENTIAL LOGISTIX (USDOT 4214897) in HAMILTON, 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).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2024-09-16 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 15 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-02) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-12-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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 36
Hours of service
No alert
measure 6.53
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.06
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 1
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.5
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
11
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
16
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 2
- Years in business
- 2
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 90.9%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 20%
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
- 2 times last 2025-12-02
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-03
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2024-09-16
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
82
Violations
21
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2025-04-09 → 2026-05-27.
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
|
19 | 3 | 2026-04-30 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
15 | 1 | 2026-04-15 |
Hours of service 395
|
12 | 9 | 2026-04-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 0 | 2026-02-17 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
5 | 5 | 2026-01-23 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2026-02-25 |
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
|
1 | 0 | 2026-02-17 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-04-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection | OOS |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Vehicle access requirements violations | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-01-23 | Driver Fitness | Operating a non-CDL required commercial motor vehicle with driving privileges revoked suspended cancelled or otherwise d | OOS |
| 2026-01-23 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection | OOS |
| 2025-11-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | — |
| 2025-11-21 | 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 | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-11-04 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2025-08-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-04-09 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-04-15 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4A-DOSP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4A-DOSP | OOS | — |
2026-04-10 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
2026-02-25 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-02-17 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399 | 207 | — | — |
2026-02-11 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2026-02-05 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-01-23 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15A-LNCDLNSRW | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-11-21 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
2025-11-04 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-08-07 12 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15A-NSIN | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 34A1-ELDDFN | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
2025-04-09 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-OOS | OOS | — |
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