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Company CheckSOUTHWEST HOTSHOT LLC · DOT 4258267

635 BAKER ST APT S207, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626

DOT# 4258267 MC# 1651713 Costa Mesa, California 1 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 Apr 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Apr 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Jan 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 3, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Aug 23, 2024
WITHDRAWN HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER.
Jul 12, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Jul 3, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC).

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

Contact Details

Phone(505) 361-7345

Email[email protected]

Physical Address635 BAKER ST APT S207, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626

Mailing Address635 BAKER ST APT S207, COSTA MESA, CA, 92626

Other Companies at This Address

Address635 BAKER ST APT S207, COSTA MESA, CA 92626

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MRK TRANSPORT LLC	4483394	(949) 332-9410	Active
SOUTHWEST HOTSHOT LLC this company	4258267	(505) 361-7345	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

DocketMC1651713

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

Company Overview

SOUTHWEST HOTSHOT LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Costa Mesa, California. The company has been in operation for 1 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/22/2024. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 17 inspections, SOUTHWEST HOTSHOT LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SOUTHWEST HOTSHOT LLC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2023

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS14.3% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/03/2025

CompanySOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC

Policy #SWR-CA-0003410-25

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2024

3 · 0 OOS —

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 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 Apr 2026 — 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 10 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 8 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 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 (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/08/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MV PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/27/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB PERALTA SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/09/2026 ▼	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	5	0	3	0	2	0	-
Violations (5) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 395.24C2III-ELDSDN — CFR 395.24C2III-ELDSDN Non-OOS 395.30B1-ELDDFR — CFR 395.30B1-ELDDFR Non-OOS
01/07/2026 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	6	1	1	0	5	1	-
Violations (6) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.207F-SLAS — CFR 393.207F-SLAS OOS 392.2-SLLSOA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/01/2025 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLSOA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/15/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 393.11A1-LFTSM — CFR 393.11A1-LFTSM Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS
03/26/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/22/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/04/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	SWR-CA-0003410-24	$750,000	07/03/2024	07/03/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1651713	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	WITHDRAWN	08/23/2024	-	-
MC1651713	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/12/2024	-	-
MC1651713	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2025

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

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) knockout	−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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Inspection Records (10)

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