MUNOZ TRUCKING CORP
DBA: O MUNOZ TRUCKING
(201) 997-8885
munoztrucking1@verizon.net
40-48 Porete Ave, North Arlington NJ 07031
77
tractors · all owned
78 drivers
2.4M mi/yr · ~31k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 307 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 77
- Drivers · CDL
- 78 · 0
- Annual miles
- 2.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 02-16-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-19-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MANUEL MUNOZ
Cargo
53.9
medium risk
General Freight
Building Materials
Other: CONTAMITATED SOIL
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.72× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
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: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.1 vs 4.3 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.1
Similar fleets
4.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), all 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.3 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 2.57× and violations 2.21× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.16×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 crashes4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Apr 2026 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Tires and cargo securementTires are 247 of 333 violations (74%). Tire or cargo securement defects led to 269 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate63.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (175 of 276). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.57× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
307
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
63.4%
175 of 276
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
3 of 307
National avg 6.7%
Violations
333
276 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.026 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 2.89 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 2.16 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.19 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
333 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert321 · 273 OOSTires 247 · Cargo securement 33 · Lights 15 · Brakes 12 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 13 more
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Hours of service 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-
Apr272026New YorkInjury · 2 people hurtTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep242025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug42025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2013A cancellation notice effective May 30, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2023)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last May 30, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 17, 2025)
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
20 filings and 13 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 13 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jun 17, 2025Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2025SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on file at May 14, 2026 · cancellation notice effective May 30, 2026 on file at May 14, 2026 (outcome not in FMCSA's frozen record)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2025SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2024SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 28, 2025 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2024opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 30, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2023SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 18, 2023opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 28, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2023SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 28, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 19, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2023 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 22, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 12, 2022opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 19, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 19, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 28, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 2, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 6, 2022opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 28, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 28, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 8, 2022opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 25, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2021HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2019NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 27, 2020 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2017NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2016STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2014EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2016 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2014ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2014 · corrected filing (made in error and replaced)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2014Operating 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 Jersey (HQ) 239
- New York 67
- Delaware 1
78% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (82 power units: 77 filed, 82 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.3
Actual, per year in window
1.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.1
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 82 power units this active to have about 4.3 crashes a year (sized from the 82 units seen roadside; 77 filed). This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.1 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 8% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
308 inspections
and 5 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 303 inspections and 4 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · NJ · level 2 · 3 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · NJ · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 2 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.49
Satisfactory — 0.72x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.053 crashes per power-unit-year for a 82-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 0.16x, out-of-service 2.57x, all violations 2.21x; 308 inspections). Experience 0.77x: 3.3 decayed crashes against 6.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.49, a 6.52). 80% range 0.44–1.04x. Fleet sized at 82 units from roadside VINs (77 filed). Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.60, below 0.60. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
5.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
82 power units (77 filed, 82 seen roadside) · 4.32 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
308 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.77×
3.3 decayed crashes vs 6.2 expected · credibility 0.49
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 0.72× (80% range 0.44–1.04×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
307
Driver Insp
307
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
276
Vehicle OOS
175
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 8 | 1.08 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 182 | 5.29 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-SEP-26 – 31-JUL-26) 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.