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ESSENTIAL LLC

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Company CheckESSENTIAL LLC · DOT 2495404

DBA: ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION

5701 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90037

DOT# 2495404 MC# 864233 Los Angeles, California 12 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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5

Power Units

5

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

8

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Aug 16, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Sep 3, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 2

Aug 16, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY).
Aug 16, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameESSENTIAL LLC

DBA NameESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION

DOT Number2495404

MC Number864233

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationLos Angeles, California

Added04/14/2014

MCS-15006/29/2024

Contact Details

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EmailSign in to view

Physical Address5701 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90037

Mailing AddressPO BOX 47944, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90047

Other Companies at This Address

Address5701 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90037

3

Others here

4

Distinct phones

3

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ESSENTIAL BUS LINE INC	4296326	Sign in	Active
ESSENTIAL LLC this company	2495404	Sign in	Active
FCOC TRANSPORTATION LLC	2720467	Sign in	Active
FCOC TRANSPORTATION LLC	3921010	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 OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC864233

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage40,354 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

5

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

5

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective08/16/2025

CompanyTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KXA015582504

Last checked08/02/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage40,354 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15006/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

9 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 2024, 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/03/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	300 W KATELLA AVE / DISNEYLAND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	BELLFLOWER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LOS ANGELES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	09/23/2021	01/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	09/23/2021	01/13/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA015582403	$1,000,000	08/16/2024	08/16/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA015582403	$4,000,000	08/16/2024	08/16/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA015582302	$1,000,000	08/16/2023	08/16/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA015582302	$4,000,000	08/16/2023	08/16/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA015582201	$4,000,000	08/16/2022	08/16/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA015582201	$1,000,000	08/16/2022	08/16/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	08/16/2021	09/23/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG672771	$3,500,000	08/16/2021	08/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	08/16/2021	10/20/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152001 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2020	07/06/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151901 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2019	07/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151801 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2019	07/06/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151801 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2019	07/17/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151801 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2018	07/06/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151701 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2017	07/06/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151601 0790337	$5,000,000	07/06/2016	07/06/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS058307	$5,000,000	07/06/2015	03/09/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS058307	$5,000,000	07/06/2015	03/16/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS049630	$5,000,000	07/06/2014	07/06/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS049630	$5,000,000	07/06/2014	07/06/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXA233906	$4,000,000	07/06/2013	07/16/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS042468	$1,000,000	05/23/2014	07/06/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	05/09/2022	08/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73APS058307	$5,000,000	03/09/2016	07/06/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	02/18/2022	06/05/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	02/18/2022	05/09/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	01/13/2022	03/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UTO-CA-0000795	$1,500,000	01/13/2022	02/18/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/14/2022
MC864233	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/06/2021	REVOKED	07/08/2024
MC864233	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/26/2016	REVOKED	07/12/2021
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2023
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/10/2022
MC864233	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/13/2014	REVOKED	07/12/2016
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2014
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/11/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2018
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2020
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2017
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2015
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/2022
MC864233	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2016

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.