GOLDEN EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2139122 MC# 744565 Puyallup, WA Authorized For-Hire
(253) 200-1176 sukh@goldenexpresstrucking.com 13503 157th St Ct E, Puyallup WA 98374
7 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 707k mi/yr · ~101k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
15 yrs history · 51 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
707k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-17-2024)
Registered
04-05-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-04-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SUKHJINDER SINGH

Cargo

54.0
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Building Materials Beverages Paper Products Utility Construction Coal/Coke
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.

51 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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 0.50×–1.95×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.5

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (7 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.68× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%. 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: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 16 of 44 violations (36%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
51
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.5%
8 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.8%
4 of 51
National avg 6.7%
Violations
44
16 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 18 inspections, 6 out of service 18 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.143 0.039
Inspections 5.79 1.41
Violations 3.21 1.44
Critical violations 0.93 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

44 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    32 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 4 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · Tires 3 · 2 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Feb
    4
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    22
    2025
    Nevada
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Apr 14, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2011
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Apr 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Apr 14, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 22, 2011)

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 28
  • Oregon 11
  • Washington (HQ) 5
  • Arizona 4
  • Nevada 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 51 inspections were in Washington.