STURGEON SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC

DOT# 428882 MC# 163267 Bakersfield, CA Authorized For-Hire
(661) 322-4408 william.chapman@sturgeonservices.com 3511 Gilmore Ave, Bakersfield CA 93308
82 power units · all owned 45 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
36 yrs history · 8 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
82
Drivers · CDL
45 · 45
Annual miles
1.3M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 59 0 0 59
Tractors 23 0 0 23
Trailers 45 0 0 45

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-05-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
11-21-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-12-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WILLIAM CHAPMAN

Cargo

62.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Building Materials Other: CONTAMINATED SOIL Construction Coal/Coke Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 82 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 7 units seen in 24 months, 0.05 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

8 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.41×–2.17×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 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 (82 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.71× and violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    779 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 7 of the 82 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (8 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 82 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
8
12% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
3 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 3 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.012 0.025
Inspections 0.19 0.91
Violations 0.10 0.53
Critical violations 0.02 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    15 · 4 OOS
    Lights 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Mar
    23
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    23
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

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)
$2,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • 779 days without a liability filing (May 14, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 27, 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) 4
  • Texas 4