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SMS EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckSMS EXPRESS INC · DOT 3367704

22239 LEADWELL ST, CANOGA PARK, CA, 91303

DOT# 3367704 MC# 1079355 Canoga Park, California 6 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 1

Oct 14, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Oct 7, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameSMS EXPRESS INC

DOT Number3367704

MC Number1079355

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCanoga Park, California

Added12/10/2019

MCS-15004/19/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address22239 LEADWELL ST, CANOGA PARK, CA, 91303

Mailing Address22239 LEADWELL ST, CANOGA PARK, CA, 91303

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1079355

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 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 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 Mileage51,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage51,000 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15004/2024

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

2 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/08/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	14	1	2	0	12	1	-	▲Detail
04/02/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	6	1	2	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/18/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN406932	$750,000	07/10/2025	10/07/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1163511346	$750,000	07/10/2024	07/10/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD00016041-01	$750,000	07/10/2023	07/10/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-102456-03	$750,000	07/10/2022	07/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-102456-02	$750,000	07/10/2021	07/10/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-102456-01	$750,000	07/10/2020	04/19/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCAD-102456-01	$750,000	04/19/2021	07/10/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1079355	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/22/2020	REVOKED	10/14/2025
MC1079355	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2021
MC1079355	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/11/2024
MC1079355	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2023
MC1079355	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/12/2022
MC1079355	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2021

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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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

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.

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