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JEFF KURZ

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Company CheckJEFF KURZ · DOT 201471

DBA: JEFF KURZ TRUCKING

23139 AVENUE 196, STRATHMORE, CA, 93267

DOT# 201471 MC# 175363 Strathmore, California 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 17, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 4, 2026
DBA name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Jan 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 10, 2025
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 Address23139 AVENUE 196, STRATHMORE, CA, 93267

Mailing AddressP O BOX 599, STRATHMORE, CA, 93267

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeLOCAL GOVERNMENT;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC175363

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC364177

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireFederal GovernmentLocal Government

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 2.85 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage162,775 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS50.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/24/1989

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN312904

Last checked09/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers7

Mileage162,775 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 05/24/1989 | Rated: 07/13/1989

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

2025

1 · 0 OOS -

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▲

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 Jun 2026, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
12/10/2025	Unincorporated	CA	0	2	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 3 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

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/24/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIRAGE AVE/ELMWOOD AVE	2	1	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR.65/AVENUE 256	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-8980909	$750,000	12/17/2019	12/17/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9015932	$750,000	11/26/2013	02/11/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8125046	$1,000,000	11/26/2012	11/26/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8068462	$1,000,000	11/26/2011	11/26/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8031103	$0	11/26/2010	11/26/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8031103	$1,000,000	11/26/2010	11/26/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8006434	$0	11/26/2009	11/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8006434	$1,000,000	11/26/2009	11/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3376588	$1,000,000	11/26/2008	11/26/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3376588	$0	11/26/2008	11/26/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0330453	$1,000,000	11/26/2007	11/26/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0330453	$1,000,000	11/26/2007	12/26/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	5000JMA14010776	$0	11/26/2007	11/26/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	5000JMA14010776	$0	11/26/2007	12/26/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	14004575	$0	11/26/2006	11/26/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0329293	$1,000,000	11/26/2006	11/26/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	CA0329293	$0	11/26/2006	11/26/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	14003885	$0	11/26/2005	11/26/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0276951	$1,000,000	11/26/2005	11/26/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0267975	$1,000,000	11/26/2004	11/26/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	14003493	$0	11/26/2004	11/26/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0169841	$1,000,000	11/26/2003	11/26/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05505978	$750,000	11/26/2002	11/26/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05502786	$1,000,000	11/26/2000	04/24/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TCF0111739	$1,000,000	11/26/1999	11/28/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9015932	$750,000	11/13/2015	01/16/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9015932	$750,000	11/13/2015	12/17/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TCF0108945	$1,000,000	11/04/1999	11/26/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	14003142	$0	09/04/2004	11/26/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IMO5501572	$0	09/04/2003	09/04/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IMO5501444	$0	09/04/2002	11/26/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	IM05501444	$0	09/04/2001	09/04/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS CO	ANN-0000027-00	$0	09/04/1999	09/04/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TCF0108945	$1,000,000	07/02/1999	07/02/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TCF0108945	$1,000,000	07/02/1999	11/26/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TCF0108945	$1,000,000	07/02/1999	11/04/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9015932	$750,000	02/11/2015	11/13/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC364177	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/08/2006	REVOKED	12/03/2012
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/01/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2008
MC364177	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/16/1999	REVOKED	01/15/2004
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2010
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/01/2004
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2004
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/01/2011
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2005
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/01/2009
MC364177	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/19/2007
MC364177	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/30/2004	REVOKED	12/04/2006
MC175363	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/26/1985	REVOKED	06/16/1988
MC364177	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/15/2015	-	-

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81/100

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 81

−12

Starts at 100−19 totalFinal 81

Conditional safety rating−12

Driver 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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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