RIVER VALLEY FOODS INC

DOT# 334493 MC# 297076 DUNS# 144609724 Syracuse, NY Authorized For-Hire
(315) 437-4636 abrowne@rivervalleyfoods.com 5881 Court Street Rd, Syracuse NY 13206
12 power units · all leased 13 drivers 563k mi/yr · ~47k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 86.4 / 100
Low confidence
38 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
13 · 0
Annual miles
563k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 6 0 6
Tractors 0 6 0 6
Trailers 0 7 0 7

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-05-2000) · 26 yr old
Registered
11-29-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GARRETT REDMOND

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Household Goods Meat Refrigerated Food Beverages Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.47×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.53× and violations 0.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%.

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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 7 of 13 violations (54%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.0%
1 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in New York (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 1.46 1.23
Violations 0.54 0.97
Critical violations 0.00 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 1 OOS
    Lights 7 · Brakes 4 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1995
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA → TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA (Jan 2026); TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY → SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Jan 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 10, 2026)

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
  • New York (HQ) 14
  • Maryland 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • Pennsylvania 1