USDOT 31079

The New York Times — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

Inspections

17 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

The New York Times

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1 Ny Times Plaza, College Point, NY 11354

Phone

(718) 281-7407

Power units

67

Drivers

77

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 17 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

11.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 17 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

ronald.o'keefe@nytimes.com — company domain

Domain age

nytimes.com registered 1994-01-18 (32 years)

Mail host

Google Workspace

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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NY 06/2025 · NY 06/2024 · NJ 05/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 32025: 72024: 42023: 3
Level II — Walk-around: 6Level I — Full: 6Level III — Driver-only: 5
DateStateLevel
May 11, 2026NJLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 28, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025CTLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025NJLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2024NYLevel I — Full
May 16, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2024NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2023NYLevel I — Full
Nov 17, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 25, 2023NJLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 17 of 17 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "The New York Times" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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