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PACIFIC TANK LINES INC

DOT# 1079145 MC# 417758 DUNS# 111280538 Riverside, CA Authorized For-Hire
(951) 680-1900 compliancegroup@pacifictanklines.com 5230 Wilson St, Riverside CA 92509
25 tractors · all owned 43 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~86k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 207 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
43 · 43
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 19 0 0 19
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-09-2003) · 23 yr old
Registered
12-10-2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-03-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOSEPH KEITH

Cargo

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Liquids/Gases General Freight Other: GASOLINE DIESEL FUEL Paper Products
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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
1 fatality · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
207
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.2%
21 of 206
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
2 of 163
Violations
167
28 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 24 inspections, 4 out of service 24 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 26 inspections, 1 out of service 26 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 28 inspections, 2 out of service 28 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 33 inspections, 3 out of service 33 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 4 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 29 inspections, 6 out of service 29 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 7 inspections.
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What they get cited for

167 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    141 · 27 OOS
    Brakes 79 · Lights 20 · Wheels & hubs 11 · Tires 10 · Steering & suspension 6 · 15 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    16 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    California
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    8
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    26
    2025
    California
    Injury · 4 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    14
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    7
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2001
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 199
  • Nevada 8

Mostly inspected in its home state (96%).

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