PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
(973) 887-0543
drkitchell@pioneerfreight.com
144 Parsippany Rd, Whippany NJ 07981-1149
25
tractors
25 drivers
1.8M mi/yr · ~74k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
45 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 25
- Drivers · CDL
- 25 · 25
- Annual miles
- 1.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| Trailers | 85 | 120 | 0 | 205 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-29-1987) · 39 yr old
- Registered
- 12-21-1981 (45 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-19-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- RICHARD R. KITCHELL
- Officer
- DAVID R. KITCHELL
Cargo
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Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Beverages
Paper Products
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
3 of 18
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 24
Violations
19
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
19 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert19 · 5 OOSBrakes 11 · Lights 4 · Tires 3 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug32026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul272026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec232025New JerseyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec232025New JerseyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct42024New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.on record since Jan 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1980
- Cargo filing
- on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Jan 1, 2009
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: STAR INSURANCE COMPANY → HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jan 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- New Jersey (HQ) 8
- Connecticut 5
- New York 4
- Federal inspectors 3
- Maryland 2
- Massachusetts 1
- Pennsylvania 1
33% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
24
Driver Insp
24
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
18
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7 | 5.17 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-MAY-25 – 28-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.