GCU TRUCKING INC
DBA: BASIC TRANSPORT
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 174
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 50
- Annual miles
- 1 unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Tractors | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 02-12-2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-02-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ROSALIO O ARCOS
Cargo
- 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.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 174 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 34 units seen in 24 months, 0.13 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
The model grade is Satisfactory. Because this improvement was not driven by older crashes rolling off or by a data correction, the displayed grade moves up one band per weekly run (the upside governor) and reaches it over the coming runs. Deteriorations are never delayed.
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).
Runs within California only. Intrastate fleets in California are inspected about 1 a year for every 4 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 11, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes 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.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 34 of the 174 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (45 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 174 are running. Intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks in California are rarely inspected (about 1 a year for every 5 trucks), so the roadside record can't confirm the fleet either way.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Nov 2026).
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 21.4% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers; driver 2.2% vs 8.5%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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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 intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks in California (about 69 in 24 months would be typical; 32% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.014 | 0.009 |
| Inspections | 0.36 | 0.21 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Critical violations | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
44 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert40 · 6 OOSBrakes 16 · Lights 11 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jun52026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May112026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May72025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov182024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct112024CaliforniaFatal · 1 deathDawn, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 6 crashes was fatal.
4 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- California (HQ) 45
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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 (174 power units: 174 filed, 34 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 174 power units this active to have about 2.7 crashes a year — but only 34 of the 174 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.13 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 8 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.8 over the next 12. 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.
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
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
C Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.27 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 20 | 6.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-JUN-25 – 30-SEP-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.