EASTERN LIFT TRUCK CO INC

DBA: EASTERN LIFT TRUCK

DOT# 437661 DUNS# 67385393 Maple Shade, NJ Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(856) 779-8880 jark@easternlifttruck.com 549 E Linwood Ave, Maple Shade NJ 08052
907 power units · all owned 217 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Low confidence
35 yrs history · 129 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
907
Drivers · CDL
217 · 46
Annual miles
498k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 175 0 0 175
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 46 0 0 46

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-20-1994) · 32 yr old
Registered
02-28-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-03-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DAN PRUITT
Officer
EDWARD GALLAGHER

Cargo

71.9
high risk
Motor Vehicles Machinery/Large Objects Other: FORK LIFTS BATTERIES
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large

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

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.27× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 907 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 53 units seen in 24 months, 0.08 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about one-quarter that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 500+ 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 0.27×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 5.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
5.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 5.3 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.34×, out-of-service orders 0.42× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 no valid CDL (Jan 2025 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 53 of the 907 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (129 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 907 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Dec 2025).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 6
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
129
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.2%
6 of 115
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.7%
6 of 129
National avg 6.7%
Violations
42
12 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in New Jersey (about 518 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 0 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 1 out of service 19 Q3 '26
vs 41 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.001 0.015
Inspections 0.12 0.44
Violations 0.02 0.18
Critical violations 0.01 0.04

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

42 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    27 · 6 OOS
    Lights 8 · Brakes 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 9 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 6 OOS
    No valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service 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
  • Aug
    7
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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 77
  • New Jersey (HQ) 18
  • Delaware 17
  • Pennsylvania 14
  • Federal inspectors 2
  • Virginia 1

14% of inspections were in its home state.