Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$63M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 1,167
Participants Near avg headcount: 88th
Percentile by assets National rank: $54,331
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund · Sponsored by Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund · New Jersey · Transportation & Warehousing

$63M in assets, 1,167 participants

Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund's Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund reported $63M in total assets and 1,167 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

#2,874 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund sits by assets

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $63M for 1,167 participants (~$54,331/participant), up 14.0% in 2023.

#2,874
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers): +14.0%
assets growth YoY: 0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$63,404,649 Top 12% higher than 88% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund lands in the large band (1,167 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund reported participants rose from 1,108 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,167 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 166114794 · Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund · $63M · 1,167 · 88th

PART $63M
TYPE 1,167
NET 88th
BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
VS-ST near Lewis Brothers Bakeries, Inc. Pension Plan
BOY ind #2874

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$63M
Net Income	$8M
Employer EIN	166114794
Plan Effective Date	1968-12-07
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $69M 24.99308200300302% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	1,108	$56M
2023	1	1,167	$63M
2024	1	1,197	$69M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.2B · 37,749
JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.3B · 90,644
Nokia Retirement Income Plan $13.9B · 7,492
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.2B · 16,230
Verizon Pension Plan for Associates $10.9B · 23,778

Compare Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Lewis Brothers Bakeries, Inc. Pension Plan in IL ($63M); by covered participants it is National Girl Scout Council Retirement Plan in NY (1,166 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($63M here).

Lewis Brothers Bakeries, Inc. Pension Plan (IL) $63M · 495
Century Aluminum Sebree Hourly Pension Plan (IL) $63M · 512
Wolf & Company, P.C. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (MA) $63M · 195
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Pension Plan (PA) $63M · 323

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,167 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

National Girl Scout Council Retirement Plan (NY) 1,166 · 1 off
Laborers Local Union No. 158 Pension Plan (PA) 1,166 · 1 off
The Hospital for Special Surgery Retirement Plan (NY) 1,169 · 2 off
Crozer-Keystone Health System Employees Retirement Plan (PA) 1,169 · 2 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund grew at a solid clip - up 14.0% during 2023, from $56M to $63M. Reported net income was $8M.

How have Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.0%, from $56M to $69M.

Where does Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lewis Brothers Bakeries, Inc. Pension Plan in IL ($63M, 495 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Transportation Communications Union Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Girl Scout Council Retirement Plan in NY (1,166 participants, $439M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 166114794.