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SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckSO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC · DOT 1794895

1621 E 45TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011

DOT# 1794895 MC# 653253 Los Angeles, California 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 Sep 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1621 E 45TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011

Mailing Address1621 E 45TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011

Other Companies at This Address

Address1621 E 45TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90011

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC this company	1794895	Sign in	Active
JOHN WESLEY POSTELL	56393	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC653253

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

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 .3 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.33 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 15.32 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage998,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS57.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/20/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyMSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC

Policy #TRP1000011-00

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers25

Mileage998,000 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15012/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total19

Out of Service2

OOS Rate10.5%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service8

OOS Rate57.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/20/2022

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

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 3 OOS =

2026

14 · 7 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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, 24 inspections, 10 resulted in out-of-service (41.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 16 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/08/2026	SR-118 LOS ANGELES AVENUE	CA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/08/2023	LOS ANGELES	CA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

83 roadside violations across 24 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 51 violations · 16 OOS

Unsafe Driving 23 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 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 (28)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/24/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	5	1	1	1	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	16	4	4	1	12	3	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEBEC	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	10	5	0	0	10	5	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAPEVINE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	6	1	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GILROY IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GILROY IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GILROY IF	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAPEVINE IF	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEBEC	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	VISALIA	3	2	2	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NB SANTA NELLA SCALES	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 12 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KYL-0001444-00	$750,000	10/27/2020	07/28/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KYL-0001444-01	$750,000	10/26/2021	07/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA71010330	$750,000	07/28/2024	07/28/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRIPX-CP-000000036-00	$750,000	07/28/2022	07/28/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KYL-0001444-01	$750,000	07/28/2021	10/26/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KYL-0001444-00	$750,000	07/28/2020	10/27/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-97427-03	$750,000	07/28/2019	07/28/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-97427-02	$750,000	07/28/2018	07/28/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-97427-01	$750,000	07/28/2017	07/28/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2016	07/28/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2015	07/29/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2015	07/28/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2014	02/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2014	07/29/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2014	07/28/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2013	07/31/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2013	07/28/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0176269	$1,000,000	07/28/2012	07/28/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1500200-00	$750,000	07/28/2011	01/14/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10-ATMTR-303430-CA02	$750,000	07/28/2010	07/28/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10ATMTR303430CA01	$750,000	07/28/2009	06/03/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	72MSKR5261	$0	07/28/2009	07/28/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL994626	$750,000	07/28/2008	07/28/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	810801-7647373Y	$0	07/28/2008	07/28/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10ATMTR-303430-CA01	$750,000	06/03/2010	06/03/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10ATMTR-303430-CA01	$750,000	06/03/2010	07/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1500200-00	$750,000	01/14/2012	07/28/2012	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/19/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/12/2012
MC653253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/13/2008	-	-
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2014
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2016
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/02/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2018
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/02/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2015
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/02/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/19/2012
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2025
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2024
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/25/2022
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2021
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2020
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/26/2019
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2013
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2011
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/26/2010
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2009
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2009
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/04/2010
MC653253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/20/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2015

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10.5263% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10.5263% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% 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.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (28)

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