BT TRANS INC
DBA: ALPHA ONE
(209) 752-0176
bttransinc@gmail.com
387 Albert Drive, Merced CA 95341
2
tractors · all owned
4 drivers
274k mi/yr · ~137k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.4 / 100
Low confidence
8 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 2
- Drivers · CDL
- 4 · 4
- Annual miles
- 274k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Registration
- Registered
- 08-15-2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-27-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- TARINDER SINGH
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
General Freight
- 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.
Operating authority suspended Oct 9, 2026; reinstated Oct 22, 2026
FMCSA suspended it for insurance: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 2 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 1.05×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
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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Authority was suspended for insuranceFMCSA suspended the operating authority on Oct 9, 2026 (no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file) and reinstated it on Oct 22, 2026. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet between Oct 9, 2026 and Oct 22, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Feb 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and wheels & hubsLights are 9 of 23 violations (39%). Light or wheels & hub defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Driver out-of-service rate25.0% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (3 of 12).
Strengths
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
3 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
25.0%
3 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
23
6 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in California (about 6 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 57,512 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.250 | 0.043 |
| Inspections | 5.75 | 1.58 |
| Violations | 5.75 | 1.56 |
| Critical violations | 1.00 | 0.29 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
23 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert18 · 4 OOSLights 9 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · 2 more
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Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 OOSPhone use 1 · Speeding 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 1 OOSFalse log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Apr12025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)on record since Oct 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 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 2, 2026
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY → CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Oct 2026); Accredited Specialty Insurance Company → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Jul 2026); BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY → Accredited Specialty Insurance Company (Aug 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Oct 9, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 301 days without a liability filing (Oct 2, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 21, 2026 for an effective date of Oct 8, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority Oct 9, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file; reinstated Oct 22, 2026. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 22, 2026)
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
13 filings and 11 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 11 authority events since 2018 · 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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Oct 9, 2026Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 8, 2026CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on filereceived Oct 21, 2026 for an effective date of Oct 8, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Sep 9, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Oct 9, 2026took effectFMCSA's new system
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Jul 30, 2026UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 9, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 4, 2025Accredited Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 2, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Aug 4, 2026 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jul 7, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 6, 2025opened after BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 2, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2025BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 2, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 29, 2024BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2024BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 29, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Nov 28, 2024 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2024opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2023QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 9, 2023opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2022QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2022opened after SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2021SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 5, 2021opened after PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 3, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2020PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 3, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 4, 2020opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 6, 2019opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 29, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2019UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2018NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 2, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 29, 2019 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 10, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 10, 2019opened after CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 4, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2018Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2018CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 4, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&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) 8
- Illinois 2
- Arizona 1
- Kentucky 1
- North Dakota 1
- Tennessee 1
- Texas 1
- Washington 1
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 (small).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.3
Actual, last 12 mo
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.3
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0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 0.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 3.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 0.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: less than a 1% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
16 inspections
and 1 crash.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 3 inspections and 0 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
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Apr 1, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 5, 2025 · TN · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 15, 2024 · ND · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 2, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 7 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Low · Z = 0.16
Satisfactory — 1.05x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.047 crashes per power-unit-year for a 6-unit for-hire fleet (pu6_9). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 0.45x, out-of-service 2.05x, all violations 1.66x; 16 inspections). Experience 1.04x: 0.6 decayed crashes against 0.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.16, a 2.26). 80% range 0.36–1.91x. Fleet sized at 6 units from roadside VINs (2 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
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
16
Driver Insp
12
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
12
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 6.69 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.58 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.17 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6 | 7.52 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-OCT-24 – 30-APR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.