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USDOT 4143714 · PALM EXPRESS INC

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PALM EXPRESS INC

USDOT 4143714 MC 1589299 Fontana, CA Authorized For-Hire

6 power units 6 drivers 200k mi/yr

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Marginal

FRED Score 30.0 / 100

Low confidence

3 yrs history · 30 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

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 6 all owned
Drivers · CDL: 6 · 6
Annual miles: 200k ~33k per unit

Type	Own	Trip	Total
Trucks	0	0	0
Tractors	6	0	6
Trailers	0	6	6

Registration

Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
Registered: Oct 12, 2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Jan 9, 2026
Officer: VANESSA RANDHAWA
Phone: (909) 997-6147
Email: dispatch@palmexpress.co
Address: 14050 Cherry Ave Ste R Pmb 1046, Fontana CA 92337

Cargo

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General Freight

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Notes on this record

Operating authority suspended Aug 28, 2026; reinstated Sep 16, 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. Log in to see the filing record

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all

Inspections

50% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

25.0%

4 of 16 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

3.7%

1 of 27 driver inspections

Violations

6 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

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Violations

22 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

13 · 5 out-of-service

Brakes 9 · Lights 2 · Tires 2
Unsafe driving No alert

5 · 0 out-of-service

Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
Hours of service No alert

4 · 1 out-of-service

False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
Driver fitness No alert

0
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

Jun

4

2026

Jun 4, 2026 · Texas
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Feb

21

2026

Feb 21, 2026 · Oklahoma
Injury · 1 person hurt
Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
May

5

2025

May 5, 2025 · Texas
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
Nov

21

2024

Nov 21, 2024 · Virginia
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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On FMCSA's filing record

Liability (BIPD): $750,000 · Southlake Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Nov 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 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 7, 2026

4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY → Southlake Specialty Insurance Company (Sep 2026); UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC → SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (Nov 2024)
3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 21, 2025, replaced the same day)
8 days without a liability filing (Aug 27, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse

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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

New Mexico 10
California (HQ) 6
Arizona 2
Maryland 2
Arkansas 1
Colorado 1
Georgia 1
Illinois 1

20% of inspections were in its home state.

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	7	4.86	No alert
Unsafe driving	5	5.34	No alert
Hours of service	4	0.75	No alert
Driver fitness	0	0.00	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

27 driver inspections · 16 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.

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