JOHN LAMBIRTH TRUCKING INC

DBA: JOHN LAMBIRTH TRUCKING

DOT# 333383 MC# 1014983 Colusa, CA Authorized For-Hire
(530) 576-5707 leslie@lambirthtrucking.com 3110 Wilson Ave, Colusa CA 95932
33 tractors · all owned 32 drivers 2.7M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
38 yrs history · 111 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
33
Drivers · CDL
32 · 32
Annual miles
2.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 33 0 0 33
Trailers 55 0 0 55

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
11-22-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-03-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOHN LAMBIRTH

Cargo

60.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Livestock Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Fresh Produce Other: WOOD CHIPS Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower 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 0.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% below typical. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.60× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 25, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Jun 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 21 of 88 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.8% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
111
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.4%
11 of 89
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.8%
2 of 111
National avg 6.7%
Violations
88
15 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 17 inspections, 0 out of service 17 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 3 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 11 inspections, 4 out of service 11 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.015 0.027
Inspections 2.44 1.02
Violations 1.33 0.71
Critical violations 0.29 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

88 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    73 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 21 · Lights 19 · Tires 11 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 16 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Over hours limit 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 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
  • Nov
    25
    2025
    Nevada
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
on record since Sep 13, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2019
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 13, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 21, 2019)

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) 104
  • Nevada 4
  • Oregon 3

Mostly inspected in its home state (94%).