Carrier profile · USDOT 2014310 · MC-709506 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FOND DU LAC COLD STORAGE LLC

DBA FDL EXPRESS

42 power unitsavg 6.9 yrRegional · 4 statesEDISON, NJ88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-709506 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 650-9200 Email dispatchMNAVAS@FDLWAREHOUSE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.4% 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 16 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-mo9.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.4%

▼ 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

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

79 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 79 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 2.3 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

78 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8

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

≈0.9 / 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: 79
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness7 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness4 · 3 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 39
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

6.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

28.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EDISON, NJ

41 SAW MILL POND ROAD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ NJ

NY 43 · NJ 33 · IL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3785504 USDOT 4225744 USDOT 4352885 USDOT 4518622 USDOT 3664163 USDOT 55935 USDOT 1160081 USDOT 669513

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (732) 650-9200
Cell: (201) 240-8988
Fax: (732) 650-0747
Email: mnavas@fdlwarehouse.com
Web domain: fdlwarehouse.com

Registration

Officers: Miriam Navas · Tom Ricapito
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

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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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 refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 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 as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 79 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 79 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 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?

As of Jun 13, 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 9.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 117 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).