VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC
41 power units
38 drivers
3.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 260 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 41 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 38 · 38
- Annual miles
- 3.2M ~79k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Sep 17, 2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 5, 2026
- DUNS
- 59075468
- Officers
- THOMAS VALIANTE JR · THOMAS JUSKUS
- Phone
- (973) 234-5668
- trucks@valiantnj.com
- Address
- 226 Prospect Point Rd, Lake Hopatcong NJ 07849
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Building MaterialsOther: AGGREGATE SOILConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
260
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.5%
52 of 160 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
4 of 260 driver inspections
Violations
167
73 out-of-service violations
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 8 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
167 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert133 · 69 out-of-serviceTires 57 · Brakes 24 · Cargo securement 15 · Lights 11 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 15 · Seat belt 5 · Speeding 5 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May202026May 20, 2026 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr212026Apr 21, 2026 · New YorkProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug122025Aug 12, 2025 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr232025Apr 23, 2025 · ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr152025Apr 15, 2025 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr142025Apr 14, 2025 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct142024Oct 14, 2024 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.on record since Apr 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2015
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Apr 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Apr 12, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- New Jersey (HQ) 113
- Connecticut 50
- New York 45
- Pennsylvania 30
- Delaware 21
- Maine 1
43% 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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 80 | 4.07 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 28 | 2.18 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
260 driver inspections · 160 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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