UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTE

DOT# 3787699 MC# 1358319 Palmdale, CA Authorized For-Hire
(661) 350-3995 susanac@unitedautote.com 3228 E Avenue Q10, Palmdale CA 93550
11 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 509k mi/yr · ~46k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
5 yrs history · 54 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
509k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
12-26-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-05-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SUSANA CARLOS

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

54 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.46×–1.85×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.62× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.72×. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jul 1, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.9% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
54
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.6%
3 of 22
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
1 of 52
National avg 6.7%
Violations
49
4 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 34 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.034
Inspections 2.64 1.23
Violations 2.23 0.97
Critical violations 0.32 0.18

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

What they get cited for

49 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    30 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 12 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 6 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 2 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • 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
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    65-Year-Old Phelan Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Tractor-Trailer On I-15 In Barstow
    VVNG · Jul 3, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report CA8352600667 (California Highway Patrol) lists UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTE’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTE and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2024
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2026); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC (Feb 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Feb 1, 2026, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 20, 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
  • Kansas 20
  • New Mexico 13
  • Arizona 6
  • Arkansas 5
  • California (HQ) 4
  • Missouri 3
  • Texas 2
  • Oklahoma 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 54 inspections were in California.