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DOT #619752 · GOLDEN VALLEY TRUCKING CORP
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GOLDEN VALLEY TRUCKING CORP

DOT# 619752 MC# 296507 Empire, CA Authorized For-Hire
(209) 491-5555 gvtcorp-1@yahoo.com 517 W Hatch Road, Empire CA 95351
9 tractors · all owned 6 drivers 500k mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.9 / 100
Low confidence
31 yrs history · 38 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
500k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-07-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
11-06-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-29-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
GURMIT S SAMRA
Officer
GURDIAL S RAJANIA

Cargo

58.6
medium risk
Household Goods Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.61× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.42× and violations 0.74×. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 7 of 19 violations (37%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 20). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.61× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
38
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
8 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 38
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
8 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in California (about 29 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 2.61 1.57
Violations 1.06 1.56
Critical violations 0.17 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 8 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Lights 3 · Tires 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 24, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2002
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: SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024); UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2023)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 24, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 24, 2024)

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) 38

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/619752