FALCON MESSENGER SERVICE INC
DBA FMS TRUCKING
USDOT 2881021MC-Docket MC966808UNION, NJ
Do not tender14 power units
FALCON MESSENGER SERVICE INC (USDOT 2881021) in UNION, NJ — carries a hard disqualifier. 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 2025-06-20 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.) was filed 24 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-27) — 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 and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2025-05-27 — 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 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.4
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
1
Fatalities
2
Injuries
1
Crashes
16
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 14
- Total drivers
- 14
- Years in business
- 10
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.6%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 35.3%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
- 8 times last 2025-05-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-12-30
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2025-06-20
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
26
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
68
Violations
13
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-10-04 → 2026-05-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-08-07
NJ
1 fatal2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
45 | 9 | 2026-05-14 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 0 | 2026-05-19 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 3 | 2026-05-14 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2024-11-13 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-02-27 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2026-05-14 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches a | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Driver Fitness | License - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake drum with external crack or crack that opens upon application | OOS |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Non-compliant fog or driving lamps | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 20 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-05-14 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALR | OOS | — |
2026-04-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-04-23 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-03-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-03-10 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-11-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BARS | — | — |
2025-10-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-08-08 2 viols· 2 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD-SA | OOS | — |
2025-07-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-06-17 9 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-OOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
2025-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-02-27 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVE | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-02-20 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2024-11-13 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE-LCMVINFO | — | — |
2024-08-19 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-06-11 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7(a) | — | — |
2024-05-13 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
2024-02-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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