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KARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckKARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC · DOT 2842504
1748 KLAMATH RIVER DR, RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, 95670
DOT# 2842504 MC# 952246 Rancho Cordova, California 10 years
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6
Power Units
10
Drivers
0
Crashes (24-Month)
$750,000
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
77
Inspections
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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 20, 2026 Show details
Identity & ownership 2
  • Jul 10, 2026
    Company legal name changed.
  • Jul 5, 2026
    Company legal name changed.
Safety & compliance 6
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Aug 13, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jul 22, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jul 21, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Jun 20, 2025
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
  • May 1, 2025
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameKARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC
DOT Number2842504
MC Number952246
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationRancho Cordova, California
Added01/26/2016
MCS-15004/26/2026

Contact Details

Physical Address1748 KLAMATH RIVER DR, RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, 95670
Mailing Address1748 KLAMATH RIVER DR, RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, 95670

Other Companies at This Address

Address1748 KLAMATH RIVER DR, RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
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Distinct phones
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KARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC this company2842504Sign inActive
PETER R XIMENEZ2733334Sign 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
DocketMC952246
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating10 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 2.49 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .56 · 4 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure .41 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 4.68 · 14 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage980,000 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

10
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
10
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)0
Fatal0
Driver OOS4.3% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS23.3% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review08/28/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000
Type91X
Effective06/20/2025
CompanyACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy #2-MAT-CA-21-S0111806-00
Last checked09/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet6 units
Drivers10
Mileage980,000 mi
Operating10 years
MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)0
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away0
Driver Inspections
Total47
Out of Service2
OOS Rate4.3%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total30
Out of Service7
OOS Rate23.3%
National Avg20.7%
Above National Average
Last FMCSA Review: 08/28/2024

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
7 · 1 OOS -
2024
37 · 11 OOS
2025
22 · 1 OOS
2026
13 · 2 OOS
Crashes
2023
1 crash -
2024
1 crash =
2025
0 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 Aug 2026, 45 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (17.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 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.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
01/22/2024 EASTVALE CA 0 0 1 2 Rain Wet Dusk
12/20/2023 KLAMATH FALLS OR 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

47 roadside violations across 45 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 29 violations · 7 OOS
Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 1 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 (79)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
08/20/2026 AR Driver-Only (Level III) WEST MEMPHIS AR 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
08/13/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/22/2026 CA Driver-Only (Level III) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/21/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
06/26/2026 OR Driver-Only (Level III) WOODBURN OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 WA Full (Level I) RIDGEFIELD WA 9 1 0 0 9 1 - Detail
06/13/2026 NV Driver-Only (Level III) NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 OR Walk-Around (Level II) ASHLAND OR 3 0 1 0 2 0 - Detail
06/04/2026 CA Walk-Around (Level II) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/14/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
04/06/2026 CA Walk-Around (Level II) BISHOP SCALES 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/10/2026 CA Driver-Only (Level III) NEWMAN 6 1 4 1 2 0 - Detail
02/05/2026 CA Full (Level I) COTTONWOOD IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/11/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) COTTONWOOD IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/04/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) EB ANTELOPE SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/02/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) LEBEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/15/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/04/2025 CA Full (Level I) E/B ANTELOPE SCALES 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
09/30/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) GRANDVIEW WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/27/2025 NV Driver-Only (Level III) NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 WA Full (Level I) RIDGEFIELD WA 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/07/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
06/13/2025 AR Driver-Only (Level III) FORT SMITH AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/07/2025 IA Driver-Only (Level III) 10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
05/24/2025 CA Driver-Only (Level III) DONNER CVEF TRUCKEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/22/2025 WA Driver-Only (Level III) SELAH WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/16/2025 NM Walk-Around (Level II) LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/10/2025 CA Full (Level I) EB ANTELOPE SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/09/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) LACEY WA 2 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
03/21/2025 OR Driver-Only (Level III) ASHLAND OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/04/2025 CA Full (Level I) CORDELIA IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/03/2025 SD Driver-Only (Level III) SALEM SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/26/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) FEDERAL WAY WA 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/10/2025 SD Driver-Only (Level III) JEFFERSON SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/09/2025 CA Full (Level I) CORDELIA IF 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
12/16/2024 MD Walk-Around (Level II) I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/03/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) GRAPEVINE IF 4 1 0 0 4 1 - Detail
10/31/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) FEDERAL WAY WA 1 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
10/27/2024 SD Driver-Only (Level III) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/25/2024 AR Full (Level I) VAN BUREN AR 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/17/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) DESERT HILLS IF 2 2 0 0 2 2 - Detail
10/10/2024 CA Full (Level I) CORDELIA IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/08/2024 NM Walk-Around (Level II) GLENRIO TRAVEL CENTER 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
09/29/2024 MT Walk-Around (Level II) BROADUS MT 1 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
09/25/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) EVERETT WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/16/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) CORDELIA IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/29/2024 CA Full (Level I) CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 7 0 1 0 6 0 - Detail
07/25/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) RAINBOW IF 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
07/19/2024 WA Walk-Around (Level II) LIBERTY LAKE WA 2 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
07/14/2024 IA Driver-Only (Level III) I80 EB MM 120 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2024 SD Driver-Only (Level III) VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2024 IA Driver-Only (Level III) HWY 34 EB--MM175 2 0 2 0 0 0 - Detail
06/09/2024 WA Walk-Around (Level II) LIBERTY LAKE WA 1 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
06/04/2024 OR Walk-Around (Level II) HUNTINGTON OR 1 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
06/01/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) DONNER PASS IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/25/2024 MO Walk-Around (Level II) ST. LOUIS MO 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/15/2024 AZ Walk-Around (Level II) FLAGSTAFF AZ 5 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/11/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) DONNER PASS IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/03/2024 WA Walk-Around (Level II) DU PONT WA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/24/2024 OR Driver-Only (Level III) JACKSON COUNTY TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/23/2024 CA Terminal (Level V) 1955 BEDELL LANE 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
04/23/2024 CA Terminal (Level V) 1955 BEDELL LANE 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
04/12/2024 OR Full (Level I) WOODBURN POE 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
04/10/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) LAKEWOOD WA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/04/2024 OR Driver-Only (Level III) ASHLAND POE - 3.5 MI N ASHLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/27/2024 OR Driver-Only (Level III) BOOTH RANCH SB-2 M N MYRTLE CR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/01/2024 CA Full (Level I) COTTONWOOD IF 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
02/01/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) BOW WA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/22/2024 WA Walk-Around (Level II) EVERETT WA 1 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
01/16/2024 OR Walk-Around (Level II) KLAMATH FALLS SB - 1 MI N TOWN 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
01/15/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) DU PONT WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/11/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) 139 @ 299 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/19/2023 NV Driver-Only (Level III) SLOAN CHECK SITE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/11/2023 WA Driver-Only (Level III) EVERETT WA 2 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
12/06/2023 CA Full (Level I) CORDELIA IF 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
11/10/2023 IA Full (Level I) 01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
10/25/2023 UT Driver-Only (Level III) ECHO PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/28/2023 IA Driver-Only (Level III) 15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
09/27/2023 CA Full (Level I) DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections44
Unsafe Driving 2 viols
HOS Compliance 4 viols
Driver Fitness 1 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimarySUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COWHI01000003493-01$750,00005/02/202506/20/2025Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimarySUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COWHI01000003493-00$750,00005/02/202405/02/2025Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryBENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYFLCA-1926-01841$750,00003/01/202305/02/2024Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryBENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYFLCA-1926-00930$750,00003/01/202203/01/2023Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryAEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYASA000296-01$750,00003/01/202103/01/2022Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANYFCT001191-03$750,00003/01/202003/01/2021Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANYFCT001191-02$750,00003/01/201903/01/2020Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANYFCT001191-01$1,000,00003/01/201803/01/2019Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYAST0001558$1,000,00003/01/201703/01/2018Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryWILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBA2603256$750,00003/01/201603/01/2017Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryWILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBA2603256$750,00003/01/201603/04/2017Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION05/27/2025DISCONTINUED REVOCATION06/20/2025
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/07/2025DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/01/2025
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/05/2024DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/03/2024
MC952246MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED03/01/2016--
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/06/2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/28/2017
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/04/2019DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/26/2019
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/03/2020DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/24/2020
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2022DISCONTINUED REVOCATION03/01/2022
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2021DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/22/2021
MC952246COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2018DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/20/2018

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