DEFALCO'S INSTANT TOWING INC
USDOT 788881
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (19 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate20% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 788881 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-352338 |
| Legal Name | DEFALCO'S INSTANT TOWING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9736358333 |
| Address | 26 COMMERCE ST, Chatham, NJ, 07928 |
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 | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 93 / 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-04-15 — NJ — towaway
- 2024-10-02 — NJ — towaway
- 2024-08-09 — NJ — 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-04-23 — NJ — 1 injured
- 2024-03-08 — NJ — 1 fatal, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (2), 14 (1), 21 (1).
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) | 19 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 19 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 500,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-AUG-25 |
DEFALCO'S INSTANT TOWING INC operates 19 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in NJ.
Nearby
Other carriers in Chatham, NJ
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- P & L XPRESS INC — USDOT 860342, 2 power units
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