CPL EXPRESS INC

DOT# 1376496 MC# 525362 Santa Fe Springs, CA Authorized For-Hire
(310) 418-9008 chris@cplexpress.com 10715 Springdale Avenue #5, Santa Fe Springs CA 90670
12 power units · all owned 14 drivers 955k mi/yr · ~80k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
21 yrs history · 56 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
955k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 10 0 0 10
Trailers 34 0 0 34

Registration

Registered
05-25-2005 (21 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CHRISTOPHER PEREGRINE LEWIS

Cargo

61.2
medium risk
Intermodal Containers General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

56 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.41×–1.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (12 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.32× and out-of-service orders 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (May 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
56
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.5%
12 of 49
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.8%
3 of 52
National avg 6.7%
Violations
73
18 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 37 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.042 0.034
Inspections 4.21 1.23
Violations 3.04 0.97
Critical violations 0.83 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

73 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    60 · 15 OOS
    Brakes 21 · Lights 15 · Tires 8 · Steering & suspension 6 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 8 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 1 OOS
    Over hours limit 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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
  • Jan
    6
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Bricktown Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Jan 13, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Bricktown Specialty Insurance Company (Jan 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jan 13, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 1, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 52
  • Arizona 4

Mostly inspected in its home state (93%).