BILL POLKINHORN INCORPORATED
DBA GOLDEN WEST TRANSPORT
12 power units
12 drivers
500k mi/yr
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FRED Score 91.3 / 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.
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 228 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 12 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 500k ~42k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 20, 2007)19 yrs old
- Registered
- Dec 7, 1992 (34 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 25, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 43652213
- Officers
- RAYMUNDO MANCILLAS · WILLIAM POLKINHORN
- Phone
- (760) 357-1146
- bill.polkinhorn@polkinhorn.us
- Address
- 2401 Portico Blvd, Calexico CA 92231
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightOther: WATERHEATERS, ELECTRONICSChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
228
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.7%
24 of 153 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
1 of 227 driver inspections
Violations
144
29 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
144 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert133 · 29 out-of-serviceBrakes 61 · Lights 25 · Tires 13 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Steering & suspension 9 · 15 more
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 0 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 4
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · New Horizon Insurance Companyon record since Sep 24, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2010
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Qualitas Insurance Company → New Horizon Insurance Company (Sep 2026)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 23, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- California (HQ) 174
- Federal inspectors 50
- Nevada 2
- Arizona 1
- New Mexico 1
76% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 66 | 4.07 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 5 | 2.41 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 2 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
227 driver inspections · 153 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 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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