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14801 PEMBERLEY PASSAGE AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311

DOT# 3091160 MC# 71742 Bakersfield, California 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Mar 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Mar 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Nov 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 12, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 21, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.
Dec 9, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 10, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address14801 PEMBERLEY PASSAGE AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311

Mailing Address14801 PEMBERLEY PASSAGE AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC071742

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .56 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.8 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,220,500 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 OOS8.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/16/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/30/2026

CompanyASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ASC-6813173-00

Last checked08/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1,220,500 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total23

Out of Service2

OOS Rate8.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service4

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/16/2025

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

9 · 2 OOS -

2024

21 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

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 Mar 2026, 22 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (18.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/09/2024	GA 401 NORTH NEAR GA 42 NORTH	GA	0	1	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/06/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	1	1	-	Dry	Daylight
01/02/2024	LAWRENCEVILLE	GA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 22 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 19 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 8 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 (45)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/25/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FONTANA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEENE	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
11/16/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIVINGSTON LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEENE SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTIAC	7	2	0	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NATCHITOCHES LA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	4750 BURR ST, BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	4750 BURR ST, BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	4750 BURR ST, BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	4750 BURR ST, BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 WB TERRELL SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-99 S/B S OF SANDY MUSH RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CACHE CREEK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARYVILLE TN	5	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORSYTH GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGHWAY 641 SOUTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 LORAINE SCALE	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADERA AREA	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	3	2	2	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	8	0	3	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, E	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKSVILLE AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 40 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/27/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 EB TYLER SCALE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALMA EAST WEIGH STATION	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	BAKERSFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DACULA GA	3	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/01/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	AT INTERSECTION OF I 10 AND I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	SHAFTER AIRPORT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	SHAFTER AIRPORT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAPTIST SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA WEST STN)	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHANDLER AZ	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 40 W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAULKNER COUNTY	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections26

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95610A	$1,000,000	12/11/2023	02/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95610A	$1,000,000	12/11/2023	01/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA71004893	$750,000	09/09/2024	01/31/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP52608 00	$750,000	07/24/2020	02/16/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	05/22/2025	07/18/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	05/22/2025	07/23/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA71004893	$750,000	04/26/2024	09/09/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA71004893	$750,000	04/26/2024	10/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	03/28/2025	06/04/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	03/28/2025	05/22/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2607608	$750,000	02/16/2022	02/16/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2607608	$750,000	02/16/2022	02/10/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP63497 00	$750,000	02/16/2021	02/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP52608 00	$750,000	02/16/2020	07/24/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP52608 00	$750,000	02/16/2020	08/31/2020	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP52608 00	$750,000	02/16/2020	02/16/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1610436	$750,000	02/16/2019	02/16/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1610436	$750,000	02/16/2018	02/16/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95610A	$1,000,000	02/10/2023	12/11/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	01/31/2025	04/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA81003507	$750,000	01/31/2025	03/28/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA71004893	$750,000	01/31/2024	04/26/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2023
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2024
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2020
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/26/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2025
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/08/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/23/2025
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2025
MC071742	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/23/2018	-	-
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2024
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/22/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2019
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/2020
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/2023
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/2022
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/20/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2021
MC071742	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2025

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73/100

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 73

−17

Starts at 100−27 totalFinal 73

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

Vehicle 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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.6957% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~2 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 8.6957% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

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 (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (45)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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