TANDEM TRUCKING CO INC

DBA: COMMONWEALTH TRUCKING INC OR FLEETWOOD FORWARDING

DOT# 523394 MC# 199478 South Kearny, NJ Authorized For-Hire
(973) 917-8970 info@fleetwoodfwd.com 22 Cable Drvie B#21, South Kearny NJ 07032
24 power units · all leased 24 drivers
Excellent
FRED Score 90.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 32 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
24
Drivers · CDL
24 · 10
Annual miles
447k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 20 0 20
Tractors 0 1 3 4
Trailers 0 2 0 2

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
05-17-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-22-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RICHARD P. BRIENZA JR
Officer
CHRISTOPHER BRIENZA

Cargo

57.6
medium risk
Intermodal Containers General Freight Beverages Other: WINES & SPIRITS Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
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.

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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.8
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 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.43×, violations 0.51× and out-of-service orders 0.68× 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 23 violations (30%). 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 14.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.1% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • 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 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
32
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
3 of 21
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.1%
1 of 32
National avg 6.7%
Violations
23
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in New Jersey (about 29 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 1.00 1.11
Violations 0.48 0.77
Critical violations 0.06 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

23 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    20 · 3 OOS
    Lights 7 · Brakes 4 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    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

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 31, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO → NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. (Mar 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Mar 31, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 27, 2004)

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 23
  • New Jersey (HQ) 9

28% of inspections were in its home state.