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Company CheckSAM CARGO INC · DOT 2349604

656 SEAPORT VILLLAGE DR, LIVINGSTON, CA, 95334

DOT# 2349604 MC# 804251 Livingston, California 13 years

CARRIER Physical address changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 5, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 7

Sep 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 6, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.
May 28, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address656 SEAPORT VILLLAGE DR, LIVINGSTON, CA, 95334

Mailing Address654 DODY DRIVE, MANTECA, CA, 95337

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC804251

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 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 7 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .05 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.78 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage150,000 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 OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS9.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/23/2021

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/04/2025

CompanyKNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KSQRS0000125-00

Last checked09/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers12

Mileage150,000 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service1

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/23/2021

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

6 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

10 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

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 Sep 2026, 21 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (4.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 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
05/28/2025	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn
01/25/2025	R3 - I80/94MM	NV	0	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Wet	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

20 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 10 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 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 (24)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/05/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEVADA OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	NV	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB 99 N OF GOLDEN GATE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 99 SOUTH OF PLANSBURG	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	S/B US 97 AT GRASS LAKE REST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	3701 E BELLE TERRACE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-99 SB SO HERNDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	6	1	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
03/31/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DESERT HILLS IF	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. LOUIS MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections19

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	CCA-0001363-00	$750,000	10/26/2012	09/27/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE0133000937-00	$1,000,000	10/04/2024	10/04/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE0133000937-00	$1,000,000	10/04/2024	03/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE0133000937-00	$1,000,000	10/04/2024	10/04/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE0133000937-00	$1,000,000	10/04/2024	03/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE0133000937-00	$1,000,000	10/04/2024	10/04/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP76028A	$1,000,000	10/04/2021	10/04/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP76028A	$1,000,000	10/04/2021	11/08/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0011456	$750,000	10/04/2019	10/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0011456	$750,000	10/04/2019	10/30/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN269157	$750,000	10/04/2019	06/03/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN269157	$750,000	10/04/2019	07/06/2020	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0005410	$750,000	10/04/2015	10/04/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	CTM396185	$750,000	10/04/2014	10/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	NTG6069	$750,000	10/01/2013	10/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN269157	$750,000	06/03/2020	10/04/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC804251	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/01/2012	REVOKED	10/07/2014
MC804251	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/15/2014	-	-
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2019
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2025
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2015
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2021
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2013
MC804251	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/05/2020

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96/100

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 96

Starts at 100−4 totalFinal 96

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.25 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.25 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

SAM CARGO INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (24)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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