Carrier profile · USDOT 472385 · MC-250458 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC

DBA PAT-MATT LEASING INC

2 power unitsavg 15.7 yrRegional · 3 statesMIDDLESEX, NJ84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-250458 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.7Avg age (yr)

2003–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 752-3757 Email dispatchmatt1@matthewstrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.7 yr

Model years 2003–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 18 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

American Guarantee’99–’02

Lincoln General’03–’09

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 23 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Mar 2026

All 23 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$1M	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2022	$1M	3
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$1M	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$1M	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Apr 2019	$1M	4
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2016 → Mar 2016	$1M	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2015 → Mar 2015	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2013 → Mar 2015	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$1M	3
TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2009	$1M	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2002	$1M	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 1999	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1997	$1M	2
T. H. E. INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Feb 1997	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$1M	1
YORK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.7 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

MIDDLESEX, NJ

730 SOUTH AVE

Top corridor

NJ 3 · DE 2 · MD 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 4030745 USDOT 4180445 USDOT 2528807 USDOT 3140300

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: 730 SOUTH AVE, MIDDLESEX, NJ, 08846
Mailing address: PO BOX 8593, PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08855
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (732) 752-3757
Cell: (732) 522-1246
Fax: (732) 752-7834
Email: matt1@matthewstrans.com
Web domain: matthewstrans.com

Registration

Officer: Matthew Nadeau
USDOT / docket: 472385 · MC-250458
First registered: Feb 26, 1992
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2024 · 50,002 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 22, 1998
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,002

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 MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC.

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 472385) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Mar 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 22, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 472385, and its motor carrier number is MC-250458.

Is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's safety record?

MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).