HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 12
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 250k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Registration
- Registered
- 05-04-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-09-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SIMRANJIT SINGH PANNU
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Not enough record to grade yet.
48 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.
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.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Sep 8, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 hours of service (Feb 2025 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 18 of 65 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 37 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.083 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 2.12 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 2.71 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.54 | 0.19 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
65 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert46 · 11 OOSBrakes 18 · Lights 10 · Steering & suspension 6 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert13 · 6 OOSOver hours limit 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Oct122025CaliforniaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Sep82025NevadaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsPedestrian killed in Winnemucca crashKOLO (KOLO-TV, Reno) · Oct 1, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report NV0250900839 (Nevada Highway Patrol) lists HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 2 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Incline Americas Insurance Companyon record since Oct 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2014
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc → Incline Americas Insurance Company (Jul 2026); UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY → UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (Jul 2025); OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (May 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Jul 22, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 15, 2014)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 12 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 15, 2026Incline Americas Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 22, 2026Incline Americas Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 20, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 22, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 22, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Apr 16, 2026Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 22, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 23, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 17, 2026opened after UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 17, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2025UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 17, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 25, 2025opened after UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 15, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 22, 2025UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 20, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 15, 2025 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 28, 2025opened after UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 22, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 28, 2025UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 22, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 29, 2025opened after OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 27, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2025OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 27, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2022UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 22, 2025 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2018UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 22, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)45 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2018opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 14, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2015SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2015opened after STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 14, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2014Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2014STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 14, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 7, 2014Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 4, 2013STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 4, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 4, 2011NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 4, 2013 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 4, 2011opened after GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective May 4, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2010Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- California (HQ) 37
- Arizona 4
- Nevada 3
- Oregon 2
- Illinois 1
- Washington 1
77% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (15 power units: 12 filed, 15 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 15 power units this active to have about 0.5 crashes a year (sized from the 15 units seen roadside; 12 filed). This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 5 | 1.72 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 1.52 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 19 | 5.14 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-AUG-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.