GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC
USDOT 771841
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (111 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate33.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 771841 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9732786625 |
| Address | 278 WEST RAILWAY AVE, Paterson, NJ, 07503 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 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 | 12 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 33.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-06-22 — NJ — towaway
- 2026-02-03 — NJ — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-22 — NJ — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-20 — NJ — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-21 — NJ — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (6), 12 (5), 20 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 111 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 104 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,553,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-FEB-26 |
GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC operates 111 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NJ.
Nearby
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