FIVE STAR AUTO CENTERS OF SADDLE BROOK INC

DOT# 972989 MC# 1232860 Saddle Brook, NJ Authorized For-Hire
(201) 481-3960 montalbanomichael@yahoo.com 365 N Midland Ave, Saddle Brook NJ 07663
23 power units · all owned 16 drivers
HazMat
Poor
FRED Score 10.0 / 100
Low confidence
25 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
16 · 2
Annual miles
30k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 23 0 0 23
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
08-15-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-12-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL MONTALBANO

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away

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 higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.4× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 2.13×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Critical. Its estimate (2.13× similar fleets) is in the Critical range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Critical line (2.11×), so the grade stays Poor.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 2.1× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.70×, out-of-service orders 2.36× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +20%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jan 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 10 of 26 violations (38%). Light or tire defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Data flags
  • 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, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
75.0%
3 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
33.3%
2 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 800 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.065 0.027
Inspections 0.17 0.77
Violations 0.57 0.44
Critical violations 0.07 0.09

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

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 6 OOS
    Lights 10 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 3 · No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • 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
  • May
    14
    2025
    New Jersey
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Mar
    11
    2025
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    18
    2024
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC, ended Oct 19, 2025 (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 May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY → PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC (Oct 2023)
  • 9 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Oct 19, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 3 replaced before they took effect
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Oct 19, 2025 (8 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 7

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 27, 2025)

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 Jersey (HQ) 4
  • New York 2