Affordable Distributors Inc

Irvington, NJ · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Jun 27, 2016 (10 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC977412: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 2 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus before booking.

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Operating authority

MC977412 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
None on file

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2904071

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

Check: Motus record for USDOT 2904071

Roadside inspections Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

2inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 2 · New Jersey avg 22.0%
100.0%driver out-of-service
2 of 2 · New Jersey avg 8.1%
9violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 straight truck

Isuzu 1

1 power unit declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

2 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 20, 2026NY25Yes
Mar 5, 2026NY24Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The New Jersey average covers 63,038 vehicle and 95,930 driver inspections of all New Jersey-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile · SAFER snapshot

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

7 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 3 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 9 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareNew Jersey share
Driver Fitness3342.9%6.4%
Vehicle Maintenance3042.9%73.0%
Unsafe Driving1014.3%9.8%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing…
Medical Certificate · Driver Fitness · code 39141APC
22
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395F
20
Operating a non-CDL required commercial motor vehicle with driving privileges revoked suspended cancelled or otherwise disqualified. (391.15(a))
License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 39115ALNCDLNSRW
11
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
10
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALHLI
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the New Jersey column is the mix across all New Jersey-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number2904071
MC / docketMC977412
Legal nameAFFORDABLE DISTRIBUTORS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage40,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJun 27, 2016 · 10 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 31, 2025
Email domain on file@salemtruck.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks10

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about Affordable Distributors Inc

What does Affordable Distributors Inc's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for Affordable Distributors Inc (MC977412), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about Affordable Distributors Inc is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking Affordable Distributors Inc?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2904071. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (718) 928-7270, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC977412, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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