PLATINUM EXPRESS INC

DOT# 2587370 MC# 914579 Yuba City, CA Authorized For-Hire
(530) 923-7927 dispatch@platinumexpress.com 1512 Starr Drive Ste C, Yuba City CA 95993
60 tractors · all owned 30 drivers 3.5M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 448 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
60
Drivers · CDL
30 · 30
Annual miles
3.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 30 0 0 30
Trailers 35 0 0 35

Registration

Registered
03-09-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
AMITPAL DUGGA

Cargo

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
448
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.5%
112 of 334
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
5 of 448
Violations
460
152 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 81 inspections, 17 out of service 81 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 93 inspections, 15 out of service 93 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 48 inspections, 14 out of service 48 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 55 inspections, 16 out of service 55 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 46 inspections, 13 out of service 46 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 44 inspections, 14 out of service 44 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 43 inspections, 11 out of service 43 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 35 inspections, 14 out of service 35 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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What they get cited for

460 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    396 · 147 OOS
    Brakes 183 · Tires 82 · Lights 46 · Wheels & hubs 18 · Steering & suspension 16 · 51 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    41 · 0 OOS
    False log 17 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 8
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    18 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 5
  • 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
  • Mar
    16
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    17
    2025
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    10
    2024
    Arizona
    Injury · 8 people hurt
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Aug 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2026
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, 3 changes: Southlake Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Aug 2026); TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY → Southlake Specialty Insurance Company (Jun 2026); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC (May 2025)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Dec 20, 2025, replaced 72 days later); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • 72 days without a liability filing (Dec 20, 2025 – Mar 2, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 314
  • Washington 32
  • Oregon 30
  • Nevada 22
  • Utah 18
  • Colorado 11
  • Montana 7
  • New Mexico 6

70% of inspections were in its home state.

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