CUSTOM BANDAG INC
Linden, NJ · MC identifier not reported
Based in Linden, New Jersey, CUSTOM BANDAG INC (USDOT 536244) operates a private fleet with 71 power units and 70 drivers. FMCSA gave it a Conditional safety rating in May 2009. Inspectors identified 40 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 71 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Conditional safety rating on record
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 536244 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | CUSTOM BANDAG INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 401 EAST LINDEN AVENUE, LINDEN, NJ, 07036, US |
| Reported business phone | (908) 862-2400 |
| Reported power units | 71 |
| Reported drivers | 70 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Apr 02, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Ferrnando De Jesus, Maria E De Jesus |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Mar 09, 2009 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Conditional |
| Safety rating date | May 17, 2009 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
CUSTOM BANDAG INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
85 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 6 states and provinces. Inspected in 25 of 25 months; busiest Jan 2026 with 8.
| Inspections | 85 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 11.8% (10 of 85) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 18.9% (14 of 74) |
| Violations | 104 across 46 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 24 |
| Crashes | 4 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 4 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3939ALLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative1039141APCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency7393209DSTPALSteering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft43939ALCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative43939ALILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative4
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Linden record
CUSTOM BANDAG INC reports 71 power units. The Linden, New Jersey directory contains 1,915 census records, of which 1,557 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
CUSTOM BANDAG INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Other: TIRES
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 358 | 18.7% |
| 1 | 1,049 | 54.8% |
| 2–5 | 381 | 19.9% |
| 6–20 | 101 | 5.3% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 21 | 1.1% |
| Over 100 | 5 | 0.3% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Sep 08, 1993
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Apr 02, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
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