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CALIFORNIA TRANS INC

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Company CheckCALIFORNIA TRANS INC · DOT 1763508

153 NICHOLLS DRIVE, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29301

DOT# 1763508 MC# 644499 Spartanburg, South Carolina 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Apr 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 30, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

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Physical Address153 NICHOLLS DRIVE, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29301

Mailing Address153 NICHOLLS DRIVE, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29301

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC644499

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .62 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .19 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .27 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 16.13 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,200,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS46.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/14/2018

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/01/2025

CompanyUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #506-9174535

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet16 units

Drivers16

Mileage1,200,000 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total26

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service6

OOS Rate46.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/14/2018

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

12 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

12 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 3 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 21 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (28.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/19/2025	CHEYENNE	WY	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Dawn
10/30/2024	CRESCENT JUNCTION	WY	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Dawn
01/21/2024	I-80	NE	1	1	2	Freezing Rain	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

50 roadside violations across 21 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 40 violations · 9 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (32)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/01/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOONVILLE MO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80EB, MM 155	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION WEIGH STATION	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
02/22/2026	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	7	1	0	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
01/03/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARRENSBURG MO	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	OR	Full (Level I)	HUNTINGTON OR	7	2	0	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENTZVILLE MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST SALEM OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 2, 511 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	AK	Full (Level I)	TOK AK	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	AK	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANCHORAGE AK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 2537 FEET EAST OF MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARRENSBURG MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	WENTZVILLE MO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2024	AK	Driver-Only (Level III)	AK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	AK	Full (Level I)	TOK AK	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST CLAIR MO	10	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/29/2024	AK	Full (Level I)	TOK WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVANSVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ROKEBY RD, 7 MILES WEST FRO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCK CREEK - 2 MI E CLACKAMAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARLINGTON WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-90	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2023	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-05221-16	$750,000	12/20/2016	06/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP54758A	$1,000,000	06/25/2008	06/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9043918	$750,000	06/01/2022	06/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF011644	$750,000	06/01/2021	06/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF011644	$750,000	06/01/2021	06/13/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LFI0003144	$750,000	06/01/2020	06/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP31391A	$1,000,000	06/01/2017	06/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-05221-16	$750,000	06/01/2016	12/20/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN608421	$750,000	05/13/2008	06/25/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN608421	$750,000	05/13/2008	08/01/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC644499	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2016
MC644499	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2010
MC644499	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/20/2008	-	-
MC644499	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/17/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/26/2022
MC644499	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/31/2016

No revocation records.

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 16 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 16 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC

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Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (32)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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