Carrier profile · USDOT 2014310 · MC-709506 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Fond Du Lac Cold Storage LLC

DBA FDL EXPRESS

42 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 4 statesEDISON, NJ88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-709506 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 650-9200 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes24 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness8 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Selective America’10–’13

Hartford Fire’14–’20

Liberty Fire’20–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 2010 → Jun 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 48 inspections
New Jersey: 36 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

EDISON, NJ

41 SAW MILL POND ROAD

Most inspections: NY

48 inspections

NY 48 · NJ 36 · IL 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 55935Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1160081 USDOT 4352885 USDOT 3785504 USDOT 4225744 USDOT 4518622 USDOT 55935 USDOT 4521632 USDOT 4528199

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 41 SAW MILL POND ROAD, EDISON, NJ, 08817
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (732) 650-9200
Fax: (732) 650-0747
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: fdlwarehouse.com

Registration

Officers: Tom Ricapito · Miriam Navas
USDOT / docket: 2014310 · MC-709506
First registered: Mar 31, 2010
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 579,417 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

579,417

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 72 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

111violation records

17OOS-tagged records

6 of 72inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

339%3 / 33

Other vehicle maintenance

339%3 / 33

Unsafe driving

303%1 / 30

Driver fitness

1191%10 / 11

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

10%Nov 24 to May 252 / 21

17%May 25 to Nov 253 / 18

7%Nov 25 to May 261 / 15

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 18

Top 3 codes (13 of 111 records)

393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps5
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps4
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
393.80A Rear-vision mirrors3
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL2
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle2
391.11B2-S Driver not qualified2
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.78 Windshield wipers2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.15A-LNCDLNSRW Driver qualifications1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.80-TEXTING Texting while driving1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-LHWS Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25A-L Lighting device requirements1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55B-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83H Exhaust system1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC.

FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC (USDOT 2014310) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC's USDOT number?

FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC's USDOT number is 2014310, and its motor carrier number is MC-709506.

Is FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC's safety record?

FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 129 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).