COMMUNITY LINES INC

USDOT 484891MC-Docket MC250742JERSEY CITY, NJ
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized17 power units

COMMUNITY LINES INC (USDOT 484891) in JERSEY CITY, 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: $9,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2000-12-22 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC) was filed 57 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-28) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below 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 39 times, most recent 2026-01-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2023-01-31 (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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2023-01-31

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.16
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.17
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.39

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
45
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$9,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
17
Years in business
34
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
2.2%
Vehicle OOS rate
5.3%

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
39 times last 2026-01-28
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-03-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2000-12-22
Last compliance review
2023-01-31 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

91
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
28
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-23 → 2026-05-29.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-09-15 NJ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-24 NJ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· 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
17 8 2026-01-30
General safety regulations 390
5 1 2026-01-13
CDL standards 383
2 1 2025-12-19
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2025-01-15
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2023-11-26
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2026-01-13

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed). OOS
2026-01-13 Unsafe Driving Buses - Seating in excess of the manufacturer's designed seating capacity OOS
2025-12-19 Driver Fitness Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance
2025-06-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit OOS
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 21 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-01-30 NJ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BEMEI OOS
2026-01-30 NJ · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2026-01-13 NJ · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 33-BSEM OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2025-12-19 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51A-NSIN
2025-06-23 NJ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-02-21 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-01-16 NJ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 19B2-BIENNIAL
2025-01-16 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 19B2-BIENNIAL
2025-01-15 NY · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 41-BNPB OOS
2025-01-15 NJ · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 19B2-BIENNIAL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2025-01-15 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2025-01-15 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B-TFV
2024-03-07 NJ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-12-22 NJ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS
2023-11-27 NJ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
2023-11-26 NJ · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2) OOS
Driver qualifications 391 45(b)
2023-11-13 NJ · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS
2023-10-02 NJ · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS
2023-10-02 NJ · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS
2023-07-14 NJ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS
2023-07-14 NJ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a) OOS

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