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Company CheckSOTERO'S TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 2598150

348 KENDALE RD, BUELLTON, CA, 93427

DOT# 2598150 MC# 912258 Buellton, California 11 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 17, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Sep 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Mar 3, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 11, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 25, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Sep 19, 2024
Roadside inspection, 13 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address348 KENDALE RD, BUELLTON, CA, 93427

Mailing Address348 KENDALE ROAD, BUELLTON, CA, 93427

Other Companies at This Address

Address348 KENDALE RD, BUELLTON, CA 93427

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
KAMAM & SJ BROSS TRANSPORT INC	4168384	Sign in	Active
SOTERO'S TRANSPORTATION LLC this company	2598150	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC912258

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 4.29 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 6.62 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage96,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/04/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective05/08/2026

CompanyMS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TSMDXCA-0011010-02

Last checked08/20/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage96,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/04/2025 | Rated: 06/12/2025

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

12 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Sep 2025, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver 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
01/11/2025	1.63 S BIGGS	OR	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/19/2024	3.07 S CRITERION	OR	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

29 roadside violations across 5 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 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 12 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 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 (20)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/17/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELLEVUE WA	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODBURN OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MODESTO AREA	4	1	2	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADERA AREA	13	0	5	0	8	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLD SPRINGS OR	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	KLAMATH FALLS OR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COTTONWOOD IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHENEY WA	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DRYDEN WA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JOQAUIN COUNTY	4	1	1	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEND - 2 MI S BEND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DU PONT WA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD POE NB	5	0	3	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD POE NB	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ POE	10	2	0	0	10	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-18-120378-00	$750,000	12/21/2018	04/27/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-19-141611-00	$750,000	12/18/2019	03/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	12/11/2024	04/02/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	12/11/2024	04/20/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	11/09/2024	12/11/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-18-120378-00	$750,000	10/21/2018	12/21/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	10/17/2024	11/09/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-01	$750,000	09/17/2025	10/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-99546-00	$750,000	08/28/2017	04/30/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-01	$750,000	08/10/2025	09/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	08/01/2024	10/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	07/13/2024	08/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	06/05/2024	07/13/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-18-120378-00	$750,000	04/30/2018	10/21/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-99546-00	$750,000	04/30/2017	08/06/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1444967	$750,000	04/30/2016	04/30/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALLIED PREMIER INSURANCE RRG	AP2015100227	$750,000	04/28/2015	04/28/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-19-141611-00	$750,000	04/27/2019	12/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-22-211298-00	$750,000	04/13/2022	04/12/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-00	$750,000	04/12/2024	06/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-23-237729-02	$750,000	04/12/2023	02/10/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSMDXCA-0001451-01	$750,000	04/02/2025	08/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-21-185603-00	$750,000	04/02/2021	01/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-20-161237-00	$750,000	04/01/2020	04/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-20-161237-00	$750,000	04/01/2020	04/02/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-19-141611-00	$750,000	03/06/2020	04/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-23-237729-02	$750,000	02/10/2024	04/12/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	MDX-21-185603-00	$750,000	01/19/2022	04/13/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/14/2022
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/26/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2018
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/21/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2019
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2024
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/24/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2018
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/2024
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2025
MC912258	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/07/2017	REVOKED	08/04/2025
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/02/2025
MC912258	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/12/2025	-	-
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/17/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2024
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/09/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2024
MC912258	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/04/2015	REVOKED	08/14/2017
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/02/2018
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/03/2017
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2019
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2016
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2025
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/19/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2021
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2024
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/11/2022
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/16/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2023
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/2020
MC912258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2024

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78/100

Good

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 78

−17

Starts at 100−22 totalFinal 78

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 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 14.2857% 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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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (20)

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