FERRARO FOODS TRANSPORT CORP

DOT# 3117697 MC# 86215 Piscataway, NJ Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(551) 795-5877 avalenzuela@ferrarofoods.com 287 S Randolphville Rd Ste 2, Piscataway NJ 08854-3806
213 power units 241 drivers 8.5M mi/yr · ~40k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
8 yrs history · 287 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
213
Drivers · CDL
241 · 222
Annual miles
8.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 29 48 0 77
Tractors 51 85 0 136
Trailers 149 53 0 202

Registration

Registered
04-02-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WILLIAM STAFFORD

Cargo

60.3
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, 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 about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 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 1.07×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.07× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.1 vs 8.5 for similar fleets
Likely 4–15 crashes
This motor carrier
9.1
Similar fleets
8.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~23%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 21 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 10 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.5 a year. The grade counts 29 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.37× and violations 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent May 26, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    5 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 60 of 195 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.8% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 8
  • Excessive speeding: 15

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
21
1 fatality · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
287
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.3%
12 of 165
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.8%
8 of 287
National avg 6.7%
Violations
195
23 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in New Jersey (about 202 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 44 inspections, 4 out of service 44 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 42 inspections, 5 out of service 42 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 37 inspections, 1 out of service 37 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 40 inspections, 3 out of service 40 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 35 inspections, 2 out of service 35 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 38 inspections, 2 out of service 38 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 30 inspections, 2 out of service 30 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.023
Inspections 1.08 0.77
Violations 0.46 0.33
Critical violations 0.07 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

195 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    126 · 14 OOS
    Lights 60 · Brakes 19 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 29 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    44 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 19 · Speeding 19 · Seat belt 3 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    12 · 9 OOS
    No valid CDL 9 · Medical certificate 2 · English proficiency 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    9
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    6
    2026
    New York
    Property damage only
    One-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    2
    2026
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    5
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight.
  • Dec
    3
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    1
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

13 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2018
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 14, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland 61
  • New York 54
  • Connecticut 50
  • North Carolina 32
  • New Jersey (HQ) 28
  • Pennsylvania 20
  • Massachusetts 13
  • Florida 6

Runs well beyond its home state: 28 of 287 inspections were in New Jersey.