BZ TRANS INC

DOT# 3020587 MC# 34141 Yorba Linda, CA Authorized For-Hire
(213) 249-3711 sogi@bztransinc.com 5660 Van Gogh Way, Yorba Linda CA 92887
19 tractors · all owned 19 drivers 2M mi/yr · ~106k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 41.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
9 yrs history · 59 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
19 · 19
Annual miles
2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 19 0 0 19
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
06-21-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-13-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SODNOM DEMBEREL

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.26×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 fatal (2 deaths) and 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
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Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.94×, out-of-service orders 1.89× and violations 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +16%. 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.

  • Fatal crashes
    2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Aug 18, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Sep 17, 2023 (970 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Tires and lights
    Tires are 5 of 46 violations (11%). Tire or light defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    18.9% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (10 of 53). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.89× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
2 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
59
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
8 of 28
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
18.9%
10 of 53
National avg 6.7%
Violations
46
21 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 5 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 1,440 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.079 0.026
Inspections 2.26 0.75
Violations 1.21 0.50
Critical violations 0.39 0.10

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

What they get cited for

46 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 10 OOS
    Tires 5 · Lights 4 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 8 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 5 · False log 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 8 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • 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
  • Aug
    18
    2025
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    15
    2025
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

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: CANAL INSURANCE CO., ended Sep 17, 2023 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 17, 2023, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Sep 17, 2023 (970 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 22, 2023)

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) 36
  • Washington 10
  • Oregon 9
  • New Mexico 2
  • Nevada 1
  • Texas 1

61% of inspections were in its home state.