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Company CheckDOLPHIN TRANSPORT INC · DOT 916352

DBA: DOLPHIN EXPRESS

11212 DUNE ST, NORWALK, CA, 90650

DOT# 916352 MC# 481985 Norwalk, California 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 15, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address11212 DUNE ST, NORWALK, CA, 90650

Mailing Address11212 DUNE ST, NORWALK, CA, 90650

Other Companies at This Address

Address11212 DUNE ST, NORWALK, CA 90650

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DOLPHIN TRANSPORT INC this company	916352	Sign in	Active
OSORIO TRUCKING	2770657	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC481985

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 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 .17 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .05 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.7 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage643,965 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/31/2020

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/25/2026

CompanySTARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #AM37000278-00

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet14 units

Drivers13

Mileage643,965 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total21

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service3

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/31/2020 | Rated: 08/04/2006

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 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.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 22 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (27.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

17 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 12 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 3 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 (37)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/28/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF N/B	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF S/B SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF S/B SCALES	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF S/B SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARSON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB CARSON SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB CARSON SCALES	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-91 E/B JEO EUCLID ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONEJO PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF S/B	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONEJO IF S/B SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SB US-101 SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF S/B	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	WB PERALTA SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	WB PERALTA SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF S/B	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections22

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	AI-100261-00	$750,000	10/31/2023	10/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1936651	$750,000	10/31/2021	10/31/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202000016399	$750,000	10/31/2020	10/31/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201900016399	$750,000	10/31/2019	10/31/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201800016399	$750,000	10/31/2018	10/31/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882621 02	$750,000	10/31/2017	10/31/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882621 01	$750,000	10/31/2016	10/31/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201500005676	$1,000,000	10/31/2015	10/31/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201400005676	$1,000,000	10/31/2014	10/31/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	RSA-000044-0113	$1,000,000	10/31/2013	10/31/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	037CP0012800	$1,000,000	10/31/2012	10/31/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	037CP00057	$1,000,000	10/31/2011	10/31/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	037CP00007	$1,000,000	10/31/2010	10/31/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	72 MS NK7056	$0	10/31/2010	04/04/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DTP7400049@1	$1,000,000	10/31/2009	10/31/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DTP7400049	$1,000,000	10/31/2008	10/31/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI93002133	$0	10/31/2008	10/31/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 2314349 03	$1,000,000	10/31/2007	10/31/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI98124296	$0	10/31/2006	10/31/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 231434902	$1,000,000	10/31/2006	10/31/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 2314349	$1,000,000	10/31/2005	10/31/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	72 MS TR1314	$0	10/31/2005	10/31/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	IM0222308	$0	10/31/2004	10/31/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0265922	$1,000,000	10/31/2004	10/31/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	CA0169732	$1,000,000	03/11/2004	10/31/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	IM0171482	$0	03/11/2004	10/31/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC481985	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/30/2004	-	-
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2014
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/06/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/31/2008
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2020
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/2015
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/30/2009
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2021
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/31/2019
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2018
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2017
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/31/2016
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2013
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/31/2012
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/2011
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2010
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2007
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/30/2006
MC481985	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2005
MC481985	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/20/2004	REVOKED	11/08/2004

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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