Carrier profile · USDOT 535788 · MC-20490 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC

53 power unitsavg 7.1 yrRegional · 5 statesCARTERET, NJ87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-20490 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2010–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 442-4630 Email dispatchjerry@twme-gerard.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 23, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2010–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.0 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 53-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’89–’98

Palisades’98–’04

Occidental Fire’05–’09

Sentry Select’16–’24

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. · since Jun 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	May 2024 → Jun 2024	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2024	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2014 → May 2016	$1M	1
TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jul 2010	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2005 → May 2009	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2004 → Jun 2004	$1M	3
PALISADES INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	May 1998 → Jun 2004	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1989 → May 1998	$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): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

7.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 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

CARTERET, NJ

351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1

Top corridor

NJ 9 · NY 6 · CT 3

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 2881058 USDOT 4013509 USDOT 360016 USDOT 3860600

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1, CARTERET, NJ, 07008
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (732) 442-4630
Fax: (732) 442-5907
Email: jerry@twme-gerard.com
Web domain: twme-gerard.com

Registration

Officers: Gerard Dooley · Andrew Dooley
USDOT / docket: 535788 · MC-20490
First registered: Sep 1, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 1,689,682 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 18, 1998
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,689,682

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 TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC.

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC (USDOT 535788) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. effective Jun 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 18, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number?

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number is 535788, and its motor carrier number is MC-20490.

Is TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 23, 2026, TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC's safety record?

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).