Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 617692
NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC
8 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 4 statesCARTERET, NJ
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
6 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
7.3Avg age (yr)
2014–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 31 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1995Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
7.3 yr
Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC safe to work with?
Is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC safe to load? NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC (USDOT 617692) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in CARTERET, NJ, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 14 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NRNEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC 100
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Safety
14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)4 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)9 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 6
- 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
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2014
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed44
US statesInspections · 24 mo99
NJ busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CARTERET, NJ
Top corridor
NJ
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 387557USDOT 2485786
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@coldstoragetrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2485786
Shares a company officer with other carriers
joseph newman — 8 carriers: USDOT 1805268USDOT 1815010USDOT 1860859USDOT 2194823USDOT 2485786USDOT 2614774USDOT 2893342
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)66
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 110 MIDDLESEX AVENUE, CARTERET, NJ, 07008
- Mailing address
- 110 MIDDLESEX AVENUE, CARTERET, NJ, 07008
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (732) 541-7900
- Cell
- (732) 725-7660
- Fax
- (732) 541-8887
- Web domain
- coldstoragetrucking.com
Registration
- Officers
- Joseph Newman · Thomas Newman
- USDOT / docket
- 617692
- First registered
- 10/20/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 10/28/2024 · 185,417 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 08/22/2002
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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Frequently asked
What is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC's USDOT number?
NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 617692.
Is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC's safety record?
NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC's fleet?
NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC based?
NEWMAN'S REFRIGERATED SERVICE INC is based in CARTERET, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.