CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS INC

DOT# 6700 MC# 146202 DUNS# 79494514 Newark, DE Authorized For-Hire
(302) 453-1420 kschneider@contractualcarriers.com 104 Alan Drive Harmony Industrial Park, Newark DE 19711-8098
14 power units · all owned 10 drivers 429k mi/yr · ~31k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 79.6 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
429k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 13 0 0 13
Trailers 44 0 0 44

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-08-2004) · 22 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KARL SCHNEIDER
Officer
KAREN THOMPSON

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Beverages Other: PLASTICS Dry Bulk Paper Products Chemicals
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 lower than similar fleets (about an 80% 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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
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 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.47× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

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
21
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
4 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 1.04 1.11
Violations 0.36 0.89
Critical violations 0.14 0.17

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

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 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 Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since Apr 6, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Hartford Fire Insurance Company since May 16, 2025
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 25, 2005)

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 14
  • Delaware (HQ) 2
  • New Jersey 2
  • Pennsylvania 2
  • Federal inspectors 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 21 inspections were in Delaware.