REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC
USDOT 31816 · Doing business as REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (499 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileUpland Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 11 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 31816 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-882215 |
| Legal Name | REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC |
| DBA Name | REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9082842800 |
| Address | 115 ROUTE 202, Ringoes, NJ, 08551 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050325) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Upland Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-04-30 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $4,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-04-30 | — |
| Upland Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-04-30 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2014-09-18 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2014-09-18 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 249 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-12-02 — OH — towaway
- 2025-10-09 — LA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-17 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-24 — OH — towaway
- 2024-07-03 — LA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (27), 20 (17), 51 (15).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 499 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 176 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,400,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-APR-26 |
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC operates 499 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NJ.
Nearby
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- R GREGORY MANNERS — USDOT 344738, 1 power units
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