PAL GILL TRUCKING INC

DOT# 3394401 MC# 1091676 Bakersfield, CA Authorized For-Hire
(480) 975-7615 palgilltrucking@outlook.com 7809 Bandelier Dr, Bakersfield CA 93313
5 tractors · all owned 8 drivers 176k mi/yr · ~35k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
6 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
176k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Registered
02-11-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-06-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GURPREET SINGH

Cargo

58.1
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Paper Products Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Operating authority suspended Oct 3, 2026; reinstated Oct 9, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

13 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 2.0× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.32×–1.82×
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-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (5 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
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.66×, out-of-service orders 1.86× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +20%.

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.

  • Authority was suspended for insurance
    FMCSA suspended the operating authority on Oct 3, 2026 (no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file) and reinstated it on Oct 9, 2026. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet between Oct 3, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 9 of 27 violations (33%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
13
31% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in California (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 1.40 1.58
Violations 2.70 1.56
Critical violations 0.40 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 9 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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 Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Oct 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: Motor Transport Mutual Risk Retention Group, Inc. → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Oct 2026); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → Motor Transport Mutual Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Oct 2025); SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Mar 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jan 8, 2026, replaced 271 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 271 days without a liability filing (Jan 8, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA suspended the operating authority Oct 3, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file; reinstated Oct 9, 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: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 9, 2026)

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) 4
  • New Mexico 2
  • Arizona 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Pennsylvania 1
  • Texas 1