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CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC

DOT# 2178733 MC# 756581 Wilmington, CA Authorized For-Hire
(424) 477-5418 gabriela@containertransexperts.com 302 N Avalon Blvd, Wilmington CA 90744
7 tractors · all owned 7 drivers 274k mi/yr · ~39k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
15 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
274k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
08-02-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JORGE COBOS JR
Officer
GABRIELA COBOS

Cargo

69.4
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, General Freight, Household Goods, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

21 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 6–9 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 0.47×–2.12×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 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. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 2.51× and violations 1.79× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.53×. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 13 of 40 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    63.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (12 of 19). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.51× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    15.0% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (3 of 20). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.51× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
63.2%
12 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
15.0%
3 of 20
National avg 6.7%
Violations
40
19 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in California (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 4 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.043
Inspections 2.86 1.57
Violations 3.00 1.56
Critical violations 0.71 0.29

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

What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    37 · 16 OOS
    Brakes 13 · Lights 11 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 4 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    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
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC
on record since Jul 12, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2013
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC (Jul 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 12, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 16, 2025)

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) 20
  • Nevada 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (95%).

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2178733