DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC
(973) 589-5931
jciccone@dbke.com
500 Avenue P, Newark NJ 07105-4802
174
power units
176 drivers
10.3M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 41.5 / 100
High confidence
39 yrs history · 204 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 174
- Drivers · CDL
- 176 · 176
- Annual miles
- 10.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 100 | 69 | 0 | 169 |
| Trailers | 547 | 0 | 0 | 547 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-28-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 03-03-1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-14-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SCOTT FIELDS
- Officer
- JOHN SCERBO
Cargo
66.8
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.28×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.6 vs 5.2 for similar fleets
Likely 3–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.6
Similar fleets
5.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~17%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 15 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.2 a year. The grade counts 24 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.44× and out-of-service orders 0.73× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 25 of 111 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 17 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations4 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 8
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High speeding: 8
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
15
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
204
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.3%
25 of 123
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 204
National avg 6.7%
Violations
111
28 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.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.040 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.91 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.32 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
111 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert69 · 25 OOSBrakes 25 · Lights 25 · Tires 10 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert12 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 0 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat4 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May42026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight.
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Mar142026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb52026FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb32026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan292026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec152025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov242025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov92025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec42024New YorkInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
7 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 15 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1993
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Carolina Casualty Insurance Company → Great West Casualty Co (Oct 2026); WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Oct 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 4, 2000)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
39 filings and 13 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
39 filings and 13 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 1, 2026Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2024Carolina Casualty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2016WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Dec 5, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 18, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect122 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 15, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 17, 2009opened after CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2008CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 15, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 1, 2009 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2007NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 12, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2006HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer39 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2005FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 8, 2006 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2004UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 12, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 10, 2008 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2004HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 9, 2005 · replaced by another insurer17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2004RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 12, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 13, 2005 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2003RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 8, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2002UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Jul 8, 2003 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2002UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Nov 1, 2002 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2001UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Jul 8, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2000CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 12, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2000Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2000Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Virginia 30
- Maryland 29
- New York 28
- North Carolina 23
- New Jersey (HQ) 16
- Pennsylvania 14
- Indiana 7
- California 6
Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 204 inspections were in New Jersey.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (174 power units: 174 filed, 97 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.2
Actual, per year in window
8.0
Projected, next 12 mo
6.6
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 174 power units this active to have about 5.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 24 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 8.0 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.6 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 17% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
200 inspections
and 24 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 203 inspections and 15 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
Confidence: High · Z = 0.64
Marginal — 1.28x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.030 crashes per power-unit-year for a 174-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 0.93x, out-of-service 0.73x, all violations 0.44x; 200 inspections). Experience 1.41x: 11.9 decayed crashes against 7.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.64, a 4.10). 80% range 0.86–1.73x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
174 power units · 5.21 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
200 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.41×
11.9 decayed crashes vs 7.3 expected · credibility 0.64
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.28× (80% range 0.86–1.73×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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
204
Driver Insp
204
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
123
Vehicle OOS
25
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 22 | 1.46 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.10 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 46 | 3.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.