CSA
UnknownUSDOT 2410001· MC829320· CARRIER· EIN 46-1769695
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Legal: PLEASE B SEATED INC

55 HARBOR PARK DRIVE, PORT WASHINGTON, NY, 11050(516) 671-7777john@pleasebseated.comROBERT ENGEL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
17.4%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.6%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle23 inspections · 17.4% OOS · National 22%
Driver28 inspections · 3.6% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

28 inspections · 40 violations (5 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.

28
Inspections
40
Violations
5
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

16
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • NY24
  • CT6

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 12% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing11 violations · 3 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes1 OOS2 viol41%
  • 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.1× · 27%
  • 393.41-BNPBBrake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit1× · 14%
Tires2 OOS2 viol23%
  • 393.75G-TAOWTires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit1× · 11%
  • 393.75G-TFWETLTires - Front, weight carried exceeds tire load limit1× · 11%
Lighting / lamps1 viol14%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 14%
Other3 viol9%
  • 393.203B-CBPCab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing1× · 5%
  • 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 2%
  • 393.67C7V-FFuel - Missing/improper filler cap1× · 2%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 6 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 75% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Trending worse
6
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
4
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 50%Other 50%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 50% of recent
  • 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
2Other
1 violation · 50% of recent
  • 390.21TC-MCRequired CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

36
Inspections
45
Violations
5
Out-of-service
81
CSA points
2
Crashes
3
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

19 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

19 incomplete vehicle
2017 ISUZU NQRseen 7×
JALE5W163H7901717· 68731MJ NY
2024 ISUZU NQRseen 4×
JALE5J163R7900202· 64420NE NY
2019 ISUZU NQRseen 3×
JALE5W165K7901435· 81355MM NY
2024 ISUZU NQRseen 3×
JALE5W161R7901801· 14732NF NY
2017 ISUZU NQRseen 2×
JALE5W166H7900724· 81499MH NY
2017 HINO XJC720 / XFC720seen 2×
JHHRDM2H1HK003847· 63176NC NY
2014 ISUZU NPR/NPR-HDseen 2×
JALC4J168E7002019· 85839NC NY
2020 HINO Conventional Type Truckseen 2×
5PVNJ8JT2L4S59449· 43381MN NY
2013 ISUZU NQR/NRR
JALE5W160D7901281· 25322MN NY
2019 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNJ8JV5K4S73233· 55835MM NY
2006 GMC T-Series
1GDJ7F1316F429662· 52065MN NY
2018 HINO XJC740 / XFC740
JHHSDM2H6JK007111· 61203MK NY
2020 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEUMML6LL245099· 57703MN NY
2018 ISUZU NRR
JALE5W160J7300397· 58640MK NY
2017 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNJ8JT9H4S57267· 81237MH NY
2015 ISUZU NQR/NRR
JALE5W163F7900032· 70797ME NY
2025 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWFCXSDVT0412· 20656NG NY
2019 HINO XJC730/XFC730
JHHGDM2HXKK001402· 50338ML NY
2018 KENWORTH K270/K370
3BKJHM6X1JF581865· 94687NC NY

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
10
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
10
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
999.99
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi10 drivers
Company officer
ROBERT ENGEL
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2013-05-30
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 10 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 16 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

16
Connected carriers
12
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Strong· 4
1
ELITE TENT AND PARTY RENTAL
USDOT 1796868Active· GLEN COVE, NY
Strong
OfficerMailingPhone
2
ENGEL & GRAY INC
USDOT 50361Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Strong
Officer
3
ENGEL & GRAY INC
USDOT 3396769Inactive· SANTA MARIA, CA
Strong
Officer
4
GOLAT & ENGEL CUSTOM GRAVEL CRUSHING
USDOT 2594855Active· BRUCE, WI
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 03/17/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/30/2013Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-17
Reported mileage
145,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 5:45 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.