Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 86417
BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY
1 power unitsavg 2 yrLocal · 1 statesPATERSON, NJ
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
2.0Avg age (yr)
2024–2024 · 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 52 yearsNo reported crashesVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 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 peersNewer
2 yr
Model years 2024–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY safe to work with?
Is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY safe to load? BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY (USDOT 86417) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PATERSON, NJ, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 5 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BFBATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY 86
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Safety
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1
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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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- 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
2024
Newest model yr
2024
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
NJ busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PATERSON, NJ
Top corridor
NJ
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nistaagency.com — 122 carriers: USDOT 50670USDOT 187472USDOT 261504USDOT 295475USDOT 324442USDOT 378436USDOT 423821USDOT 443167
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 247 FULTON PL, PATERSON, NJ, 07501
- Mailing address
- 384 RIDGE ROAD, NEWTON, NJ, 07860
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (973) 742-6900
- Web domain
- nistaagency.com
Registration
- Officer
- William Jergensen
- USDOT / docket
- 86417
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 11/14/2025 · 11,737 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 56708878
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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 BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY's USDOT number?
BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY's USDOT number is 86417.
Is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY's safety record?
BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
How big is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY's fleet?
BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY based?
BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRY is based in PATERSON, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.