H F COX INC
DBA: COX PETROLEUM TRANSPORT
(661) 366-3236
tdavis@coxpetroleum.com
118 Cox Transport Way, Bakersfield CA 93307
379
power units
220 drivers
11.2M mi/yr · ~30k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
43 yrs history · 390 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 379
- Drivers · CDL
- 220 · 220
- Annual miles
- 11.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 33 | 31 | 0 | 64 |
| Tractors | 49 | 26 | 0 | 75 |
| Trailers | 147 | 8 | 0 | 155 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-24-2002) · 24 yr old
- Registered
- 01-29-1983 (43 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-21-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JEREMY MAIRS
Cargo
23.0
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.52× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 0.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 7.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
7.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year); similar fleets have about 7.2 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 12% below typical. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.06×, out-of-service orders 0.20× and violations 0.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -42%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 49 of 97 violations (51%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations8 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
- 4 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 3.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
390
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
3.4%
13 of 382
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 313
National avg 6.7%
Violations
97
13 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in California (about 469 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 40 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.007 | 0.018 |
| Inspections | 0.80 | 0.59 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| Critical violations | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, minimal-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
97 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert86 · 12 OOSBrakes 49 · Lights 13 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Tires 5 · Steering & suspension 4 · 9 more
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSOver hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat8 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months
4 crashes
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Mar132026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct282025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb142025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov162024CaliforniaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 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 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 14, 2006)
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
37 filings and 13 authority events since 1987 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
37 filings and 13 authority events since 1987 · 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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Jul 1, 2025Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileMC 199264 · FMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 3, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileMC 199264 · FMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2023UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 30, 2023 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jul 27, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2023GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer30 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer6 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 10, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer91 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2015GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 26, 2020 came after the replacement; 49 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2014HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 9, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2014HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 9, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2013HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2012HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2011HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2010NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 14, 2010opened after GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 3, 2011)MC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2009GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 3, 2011 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2008NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2007NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2006AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 199264 · L&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
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Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 382
- Arizona 3
- Nevada 2
- Nebraska 1
- Oregon 1
- Utah 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade 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 (379 power units: 379 filed, 137 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.2
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
3.7
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 379 power units this active to have about 7.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.7 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 10% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
400 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 389 inspections and 4 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
Confidence: High · Z = 0.78
Strong — 0.52x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.019 crashes per power-unit-year for a 379-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.58x (driver behaviour 0.06x, out-of-service 0.20x, all violations 0.28x; 400 inspections). Experience 0.88x: 5.5 decayed crashes against 6.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.78, a 1.88). 80% range 0.29–0.78x. Excellent withheld: fatal crash inside the window. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
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.
Class rate
1.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
379 power units · 7.23 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.58×
400 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.88×
5.5 decayed crashes vs 6.5 expected · credibility 0.78
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.52× (80% range 0.29–0.78×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
390
Driver Insp
313
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
382
Vehicle OOS
13
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 62 | 0.97 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.