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Custom Bandag Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Inspections

121 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Custom Bandag Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

401 East Linden Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036

Phone

(908) 862-2400

Power units

71

Drivers

70

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

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Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

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

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

10.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 121 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 121 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

margareth@custombandag.com — company domain

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Domain age

custombandag.com registered 2000-03-15 (26 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

4

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NJ 05/2026 · NJ 10/2025 · DE 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 222025: 382024: 382023: 23
Level I — Full: 54Level II — Walk-around: 51Level III — Driver-only: 16
DateStateLevel
Jul 7, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Mar 6, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 21, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jan 24, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jan 20, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jan 10, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jan 9, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Dec 13, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025NJLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025PALevel I — Full
Nov 29, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Nov 18, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2025NJLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025NYLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2025NYLevel I — Full
Sep 2, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025NYLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2025NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 17, 2025NJLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025NJLevel I — Full
May 6, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2025CTLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Feb 28, 2025NYLevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Jan 31, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Jan 3, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2024USLevel I — Full
Nov 30, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 5, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2024CTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 7, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 19, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 30, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2024NJLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jan 11, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 3, 2024NYLevel I — Full
Dec 29, 2023NYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 21, 2023NYLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 121 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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