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PAYLESS TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckPAYLESS TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 3158256

3115 GAGE AVENUE, HUNTINGTON PARK, CA, 90255

DOT# 3158256 MC# 109318 Huntington Park, California 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Oct 23, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 2, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address3115 GAGE AVENUE, HUNTINGTON PARK, CA, 90255

Mailing Address1306 W 69TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90044

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC109318

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.33 · 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 5.2 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS28.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/05/2023

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/11/2026

CompanyKNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KSEC0000002-00

Last checked09/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/05/2023

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

9 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

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 Oct 2025, 7 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (42.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
10/12/2023	RANCHO CUCAMONGA	CA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 7 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 7 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 2 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/23/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	LOMA CO	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUCCA AZ	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	QUARTZSITE AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALOME AZ	9	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHOENIX AZ	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	8	3	0	0	8	3	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NB	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY	8	0	0	0	8	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. PASS IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2019-10-28	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2019-11-29

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	CCA-0008516-00	$750,000	11/07/2018	03/30/2019	Cancelled
91	BIPD	WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	WIC1003442-00	$0	08/27/2019	12/07/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	COM00202334-01	$750,000	07/09/2020	01/22/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	PTI002121-00	$750,000	05/13/2022	01/29/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA22101713	$750,000	05/11/2023	01/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	PTI002121-00	$750,000	04/10/2022	05/13/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	PTI002121-00	$750,000	04/10/2022	05/30/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	COM00202334-01	$750,000	03/31/2020	07/09/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	CCA-0008516-00	$750,000	03/30/2019	08/27/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	NTKS0000972-00	$750,000	01/29/2024	01/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TMA22101713	$750,000	01/29/2023	05/11/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	PTI002121-00	$750,000	01/29/2022	04/10/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	COM00202334-01	$750,000	01/28/2020	03/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0953985	$1,000,000	01/22/2021	01/22/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/28/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2021
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2022
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/31/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2019
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2020
MC109318	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/30/2025	-	-
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2022
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/14/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2023
MC109318	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/09/2020	REVOKED	02/04/2025
MC109318	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/10/2020	REVOKED	03/30/2020
MC109318	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/05/2019	REVOKED	12/16/2019
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2023
MC109318	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2024

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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

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% 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.

PAYLESS TRANSPORTATION INC

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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