NIGHTCRAWLER LOGISTICS INC

DOT# 2861253 MC# 958707 Turlock, CA Authorized For-Hire
(209) 668-3898 admin@nightcrawlerlogistics.com 2024 S Daubenberger Rd, Turlock CA 95380
14 power units · all owned 13 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~71k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
10 yrs history · 60 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
13 · 11
Annual miles
1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 20 0 0 20

Registration

Registered
03-03-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-28-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CARLOS DEMATOS

Cargo

60.1
medium risk
Household Goods Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Intrastate operation

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.

No Interstate Operating Authority

This carrier is not authorized for interstate for-hire operations. They may still operate legally as an intrastate for-hire carrier.

Not enough record to grade yet.

60 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

80% likely range 0.24×–1.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.58× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%: 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 22 of 54 violations (41%). Brake or tire defects led to 12 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
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 5.5% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • No active operating authority
    The motor carrier's interstate for-hire authority is revoked or inactive, so it isn't currently cleared to haul interstate for hire.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
60
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
11 of 44
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
5.5%
3 of 55
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
54
18 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 10 in 24 months would be typical; 45% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 18 inspections, 5 out of service 18 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 2,534 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.016
Inspections 2.86 0.46
Violations 1.93 0.45
Critical violations 0.43 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

54 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    41 · 15 OOS
    Brakes 22 · Tires 6 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 3 · False log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Oct 13, 2018 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
required · none on file
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) 58
  • Nevada 2

Mostly inspected in its home state (97%).