CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3979043· MC1489227· CARRIER· EIN 86-3130831
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VALU RENTALS LLC

205 COLUMBIA AVE BSMT, PASSAIC, NJ, 07055(201) 289-1092valurentals@gmail.comLUIS CARDONA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
53
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average1 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1489227

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 12/11/2025
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC· policy URG-03010
Authority history (8) ▾
11/14/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2025)
09/02/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/04/2025)
08/04/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/06/2025)
07/07/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2025)
11/12/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2024)
11/13/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2023)
08/23/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/24/2023)
12/13/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11) ▾
  1. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/03/2025 → 12/11/2025
  2. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/05/2025 → 09/28/2025
  3. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/05/2025 → 09/03/2025
  4. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2025 → 08/30/2025
  5. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/08/2025 → 08/05/2025
  6. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2024 → 08/01/2025
  7. CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2024 → 07/08/2025
  8. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/08/2023 → 12/08/2024
  9. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/19/2023 → 12/08/2023
  10. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/26/2023 → 09/19/2023
  11. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/08/2022 → 06/26/2023

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle4 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver8 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

8 inspections · 79 violations (7 OOS) · 38% of inspections had an OOS finding.

8
Inspections
79
Violations
7
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

40
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • NY7
  • NC3
  • RI1
  • KS1
  • TX1
  • US1
  • CT1
  • PA1

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.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 40% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Seat belt violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing1 violations (24 mo)
Seat belt1 viol100%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 100%
What to do
  • Zero-tolerance belt policy; verify with in-cab camera or spot checks

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% 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 80% 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

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.

4
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Where the violations are
Hours-of-Service Compliance 75%Unsafe Driving 25%
Focus here first
1Hours-of-Service Compliance
3 violations · 75% of recent
  • 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
  • 395.22H1-ELDNUMHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic)
  • 395.22H3-ELDMFHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping proce
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 25% of recent
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

16
Inspections
79
Violations
7
Out-of-service
92
CSA points
2
Crashes
8
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.

10 truck 9 trailer
2007 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 3×
1FUJA6CK67LY99885· AY842N NJ
2007 WABASH Wabash National Corporationseen 3×
1JJV532W47L003512· TYH33Y NJ
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJGHDV0JLJX1828· AZ945N NJ
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJGLBG8FLGJ2655· AY137X NJ
2018 INTERNATIONAL LT625seen 2×
3HSDZAPR5JN247144· AZ375W NJ
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2539HM803507· T99TBF NJ
2021 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.seen 2×
527SR532XMM023835· 4010104 ME
2012 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLDR7CSBL1618· AY734E NJ
2007 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W07L003958· TXX90C NJ
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR9JSJR1290· AZ810A NJ
2024 JANSTEEL Jansteel
7PFJ3AF24RB000630· 5315370 ME
2007 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W37L003503· S77TBP NJ
2013 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2537DM510716· F292799 NJ
2016 INTERNATIONAL LF687
3HSDJAPR7GN74964· AY137X NJ
2007 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W37L00350· S77TBP NJ
2015 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van
1JJV532B7FL868888· TXS43D NJ
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDV3KLKJ3391· P352AA NJ
2022 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZAPR9NN334583· P713AA NJ
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR2LSLK2627· AZ810A NJ

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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi6 drivers
Company officer
LUIS CARDONA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-11-01
Last MCS-150 update
2025-11-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers.

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

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 14 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

14
Connected carriers
9
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
5
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: L CARDONA LLC (USDOT 3099657, registered 2018) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 5
1
ELITE OFFICE SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2932040Active· SAN LEANDRO, CA
Strong
Officer
2
L CARDONA LLC
USDOT 3099657Inactive· VAN NUYS, CA
Strong
Officer
3
LUIS CARDONA
USDOT 2769968Active· SAN LEANDRO, CA
Strong
Officer
4
LUIS CARDONA
USDOT 1469653Active· DELTONA, FL
Strong
Officer
5
TOP RANK AUTO INC
USDOT 6942768Active· POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
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

22 events
  1. 12/11/2025Insurance filed — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy URG-03010

  2. 12/11/2025Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  3. 11/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2025)

  4. 11/05/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2025)

  5. 09/28/2025Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  6. 09/03/2025Insurance replaced — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  7. 09/02/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/04/2025)

  8. 08/30/2025Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  9. 08/05/2025Insurance replaced — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  10. 08/04/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/06/2025)

  11. 08/01/2025Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  12. 07/08/2025Insurance replaced — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CS SPS 3417794-00

  13. 07/07/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2025)

  14. 12/08/2024Insurance cancelled — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy PC23120652

  15. 11/12/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2024)

  16. 12/08/2023Insurance cancelled — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy PC22120351

  17. 11/13/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2023)

  18. 09/19/2023Insurance cancelled — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy PC22120351

  19. 08/23/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/24/2023)

  20. 06/26/2023Insurance cancelled — PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy PC22120351

  21. 12/13/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  22. 11/01/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2025-10-23
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-11-05
Reported mileage
624,512 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 26, 2026, 5:15 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.