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SIERRA MOUNTAIN EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckSIERRA MOUNTAIN EXPRESS INC · DOT 365516

DBA: SME

1140 SUNCAST LANE, EL DORADO HILLS, CA, 95762

DOT# 365516 MC# 207234 El Dorado Hills, California 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 31, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Sep 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 25, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 23, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Aug 26, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1140 SUNCAST LANE, EL DORADO HILLS, CA, 95762

Mailing Address1140 SUNCAST LANE, EL DORADO HILLS, CA, 95762

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/14/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/30/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeLIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Contact☎ (888) 844-2663
🌐 libertymutualsurety.com

Filings on record9

Bond history

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.since Oct 4, 2024 · active

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2016 to Oct 2024 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYFeb 2012 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAJan 2001 to Jan 2003 · CANCELLED

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Jan 1998 to Jan 2001 · replaced

UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Jan 1994 to Jan 1998 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC207234

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating38 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 3.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage420,325 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/01/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/14/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #PAL 8199984-00

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet8 units

Drivers8

Mileage420,325 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/01/2024 | Rated: 02/11/2002

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

16 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

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 Oct 2024, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle 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
09/29/2025	I-90	MT	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
11/01/2023	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 3 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/25/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREAT FALLS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ABERDEEN SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	SOLANO AREA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ CO	7	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARSON CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY RT 6 SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	INMAN SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CITRUS HEIGHTS CA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 E/B AT HORSESHOE BAR RD	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 70	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 59 NB AND HWY 20 EB	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GORE HILL SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAVRE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON CO RD S, 1103 FEET EAST FRO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	GORE HILL SCALE - A SITE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK8298289-05	$1,000,000	12/14/2008	08/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK 8298289-00	$750,000	12/14/2003	12/14/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK829828900	$5,000,000	12/14/2003	12/14/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK829828900	$5,000,000	12/14/2003	10/14/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	R203650/001	$0	12/14/2002	12/14/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100251	$1,000,000	12/14/2001	12/14/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100251	$1,000,000	12/14/2001	01/19/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-431D8808-TIL-00	$0	12/14/2000	12/14/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHZ 4593046	$1,000,000	12/14/2000	12/14/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT716100606603	$1,000,000	12/14/1997	12/14/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	K0116100606606	$0	12/14/1997	01/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SK2835784	$1,000,000	12/14/1996	12/14/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	54604	$0	12/14/1995	12/14/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	TP10001326	$1,000,000	12/14/1995	01/15/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	TP10001326	$1,000,000	12/14/1995	12/14/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.	259 00 65 70	$0	12/14/1994	01/26/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 36218399	$1,000,000	12/14/1994	12/14/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	M3935872000	$0	12/14/1993	12/14/1994	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000996616	$0	10/30/2016	10/04/2024	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000996616	$0	10/01/2013	10/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	6208859	$750,000	08/31/1994	01/29/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	SME 8197000-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2019	08/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	SME 8197001-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2019	08/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	TRJ-CAP-6A050869-TIL-13	$5,000,000	08/01/2013	08/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	TRJ-840-6A050869-TIL-13	$750,000	08/01/2013	08/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	SME 8197000-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2012	08/17/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	SME 8197000-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2012	08/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	SF05TPT445941	$0	06/26/2005	04/30/2015	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	8752299	$0	04/01/2004	07/30/2004	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	163511	$0	03/17/2010	02/27/2011	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	163511	$0	02/27/2011	02/19/2012	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	163511	$0	02/19/2012	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	163511	$0	01/17/2003	03/17/2010	Cancelled
84	SURETY	SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	6101976	$0	01/17/2001	01/17/2003	Cancelled
84	SURETY	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	QL1-J61-006-66-078	$0	01/17/1998	01/17/2001	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	74-0130-10021-94-7	$0	01/17/1994	01/17/1998	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/28/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/1994
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/1995
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/13/1993
MC207234	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/09/1991	-	-
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/02/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/1992
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2016
MC207234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/06/2005	-	-
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2013
MC207234	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/1991	-	-
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2013
MC207234	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2013
MC207234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/06/2004	REVOKED	08/09/2004
MC207234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/25/1988	REVOKED	01/27/2004
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2010
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/13/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/28/2003
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/13/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2001
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/13/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/1998
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2011
MC207234	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/1995
MC207234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/1995
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/23/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/26/2012
MC207234	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/17/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/1994

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/14/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

SIERRA MOUNTAIN EXPRESS INC

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Company Information

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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