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VAN DYK TANK LINES INC

DBA: COOL TRANSPORT

DOT# 1285259 MC# 497644 DUNS# 167163067 Colton, CA Authorized For-Hire
(951) 682-5000 cbressler@meritoil.com; rnuckles@meritoil.com 1800 S Riverside Ave, Colton CA 92324
65 power units 102 drivers 4.4M mi/yr · ~67k per unit
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HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 43.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
22 yrs history · 202 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
65
Drivers · CDL
102 · 102
Annual miles
4.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-23-2011) · 14 yr old
Registered
09-14-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-06-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CHERISH BRESSLER
Officer
RONALD NUCKLES

Cargo

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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
202
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.5%
30 of 194
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
1 of 144
Violations
149
35 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 4 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 28 inspections, 1 out of service 28 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 43 inspections, 6 out of service 43 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 25 inspections, 3 out of service 25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 37 inspections, 6 out of service 37 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

149 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    116 · 34 OOS
    Brakes 56 · Lights 21 · Tires 14 · Steering & suspension 9 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 9 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    21 · 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
  • Aug
    8
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    11
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    29
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    4
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    14
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$1,000,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jun 29, 2011 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2004
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) 158
  • Arizona 20
  • New Mexico 19
  • Colorado 3
  • Kentucky 2

78% of inspections were in its home state.

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