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BAJA FREIGHT LTD

USDOT 3700104 MC 1294295 Fishers, IN Authorized For-Hire
406 power units 476 drivers 44.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
5 yrs history · 715 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
406
Drivers · CDL
476 · 476
Annual miles
44.7M ~110k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors3364525406
Trailers0481246727

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Aug 12, 2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 3, 2026
Officer
GAURAV BHATIA
Phone
(956) 278-7067
Email
compliance@baja-freight.com
Address
11 Municipal Drive Suite 233, Fishers IN 46038

Cargo

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General FreightOther: OTHER

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
11
1 fatal (1 death) · 6 injury · 8 people hurt in all
Inspections
715
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.8%
30 of 521 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
18 of 715 driver inspections
Violations
230
47 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 93 inspections, 6 out of service 93 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 85 inspections, 10 out of service 85 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 85 inspections, 2 out of service 85 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 97 inspections, 5 out of service 97 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 87 inspections, 6 out of service 87 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 92 inspections, 10 out of service 92 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 81 inspections, 5 out of service 81 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 91 inspections, 4 out of service 91 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

230 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    154 · 31 out-of-service
    Brakes 63 · Lights 26 · Tires 22 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 6 · 30 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    30 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 12 · Reckless / lane 10 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 6
  • Hours of service No alert
    25 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 17 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 2 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    21 · 14 out-of-service
    English proficiency 18 · No valid CDL 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jun
    12
    2026
    Jun 12, 2026 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    26
    2026
    May 26, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    12
    2026
    Mar 12, 2026 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Sep
    19
    2025
    Sep 19, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Sep
    11
    2025
    Sep 11, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    1
    2025
    Aug 1, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted.
  • Apr
    9
    2025
    Apr 9, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Apr
    2
    2025
    Apr 2, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

3 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · PEARL RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)
on record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → PEARL RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (May 2026); AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas 231
  • Federal inspectors 155
  • California 120
  • Arkansas 57
  • New Mexico 17
  • Montana 16
  • Arizona 15
  • Colorado 14

Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 715 inspections were in Indiana.

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