L & A FORWARDING INC

DBA L & A TRANSPORT
USDOT 215372MC-Docket MC153887UNION, NJ
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized16 power units

L & A FORWARDING INC (USDOT 215372) in UNION, 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: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1995-09-08 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-12) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 48 times, most recent 2025-08-12 — 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 2010-01-20 (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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-01-25

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.68
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.03
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.26

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
21
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
16
Total drivers
16
Years in business
44
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
4.5%
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%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
48 times last 2025-08-12
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-03-25
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1995-09-08
Last compliance review
2010-01-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

30
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
37
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-05 → 2026-04-01.

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 3 2025-07-28
Unsafe driving 392
10 0 2026-02-24
Hours of service 395
5 0 2024-12-09
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 2 2025-06-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2025-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-01-09 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2024-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2024-12-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids
2024-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-08-30 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing OOS
2024-06-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-05-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-24 SD · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-07-28 MO · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2025-06-03 NJ · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
2025-01-28 NY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2024-12-09 PA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
2024-08-30 CT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-25 NJ · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2024-06-26 NV · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-16 CA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-18 LA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 22(a)
Unsafe driving 392 22(b)
2023-10-24 SC · Level 1 9 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
Hours of service 395 24(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2023-10-19 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2023-10-03 NY · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(c)(1)
Hours of service 395 22(h)(1)
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
2023-07-18 VT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-05 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C

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