L & A Transport — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
40 years (granted 1986)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
29 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
L & A Forwarding Inc
DBA
L & A Transport
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1089 Hudson Street, Union, NJ 07083
Phone
(908) 810-9444
Power units
16
Drivers
16
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC153887
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Property Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: BROKER · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/19/1995 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
3.4%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 29 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
20.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 29 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
marla@latransportnj.com — company domain
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CT 07/2020 · MI 10/2019 · NJ 08/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 28, 2025 | MS | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2025 | AZ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 28, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 2, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Jun 3, 2025 | NJ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 24, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2025 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 28, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 17, 2025 | CT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2025 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 31, 2024 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Dec 9, 2024 | PA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 26, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | UT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 30, 2024 | CT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2024 | NJ | Level I — Full |
| Jun 26, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2024 | NV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 16, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 2, 2024 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 18, 2024 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 24, 2023 | SC | Level I — Full |
| Oct 19, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 19, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 3, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 18, 2023 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 29 of 29 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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