MIKE VAN ELSWYK TRUCKING INCORPORATED
DBA: MVT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
(908) 820-4343
dgilady@yahoo.com
520 York Street, Elizabeth NJ 07201
12
tractors · all leased
12 drivers
486k mi/yr · ~40k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 36.3 / 100
Low confidence
36 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 12
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 486k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (12-23-2014)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yr ago)
- Registered
- 04-06-1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DAVE GILADY
Cargo
58.9
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: MULCH AND WOOD CHIPS
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Farm Supplies
Construction
Coal/Coke
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight
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 a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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 1.41×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), all 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.69× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 5 of 13 violations (38%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Data flags
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Historical FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
Track record
FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
1 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.083 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 0.33 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 0.54 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
13 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert13 · 1 OOSLights 5 · Brakes 3 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 3
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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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Aug272025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar32025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026.Last filing: DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Sep 24, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
- 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: National Specialty Insurance Company → DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2026); KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY → National Specialty Insurance Company (May 2026)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Sep 24, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Aug 25, 2026, effective Sep 24, 2026; FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026 does not show the outcome. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's new registration system)
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
18 filings and 13 authority events since 1998 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
18 filings and 13 authority events since 1998 · 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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Aug 25, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Sep 24, 2026outcome not on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Aug 4, 2026DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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May 7, 2026National Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,500,000 · ended Aug 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Oct 14, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2020KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect65 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 27, 2020opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2019STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 28, 2019opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 19, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2018opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 24, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 19, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 24, 2018 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 20, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 21, 2019 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 23, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 30, 2017opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2016THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2015NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 21, 2015opened after ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2014ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 21, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 22, 2014opened after ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2013ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 21, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 4, 2013opened after DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2010DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 19, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect91 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2010DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 15, 2013 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2009Operating authority reinstatedL&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
- New York 3
- New Jersey (HQ) 1
- Pennsylvania 1
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 (12 power units: 12 filed, 5 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.4
Actual, per year in window
1.7
Projected, next 12 mo
0.6
0
1
2
We'd expect a typical fleet of 12 power units this active to have about 0.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — about 4.1× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 2% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× that of 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:
5 inspections
and 5 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 5 inspections and 2 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Low · Z = 0.17 (posterior 0.21 × exposure corroboration)
Marginal — 1.41x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 12-unit for-hire fleet (pu10_19). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 0.67x, out-of-service 0.98x, all violations 1.69x; 5 inspections). Experience 1.42x: 1.9 decayed crashes against 0.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.21, a 2.36). 80% range 0.62–2.35x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)
(informational — no grade effect)
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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
12 power units · 0.40 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
5 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.42×
1.9 decayed crashes vs 0.6 expected · credibility 0.21
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 1.41× (80% range 0.62–2.35×)
· 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
5
Driver Insp
5
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
4
Vehicle OOS
1
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 3 | 14.50 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (08-MAY-25 – 28-MAR-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.