SOUTHERN CAL TRANSPORT COMPANY
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 131
- Drivers · CDL
- 90 · 90
- Annual miles
- 7.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 131 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| Trailers | 237 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-17-1988) · 38 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-16-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PETE SHEPARD
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jun 18, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Aug 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 19 of 80 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Excessive speeding: 13
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.69 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.31 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
80 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert50 · 18 OOSBrakes 19 · Lights 15 · Tires 9 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 OOSSpeeding 13 · Reckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert14 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 5 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug102026OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22026MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Jun182026OregonFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the news21-year-old motorcyclist killed near Columbia Blvd identifiedKATU · Jun 21, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report OR2026340028 lists SOUTHERN CAL TRANSPORT COMPANY’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 SOUTHERN CAL TRANSPORT COMPANY and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Mar112026KansasProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb12026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan92026KansasProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow.
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Dec172025WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec112025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 11 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$2,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1991
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- on file
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY → ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 13, 2024)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
7 filings and 6 authority events since 1978 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jan 1, 2026ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2025ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 13, 2024opened after SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 14, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2017SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 14, 2024 came after the replacement; 80 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 19, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 14, 2005Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2005Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 1995FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 15, 1995opened after THE HOME INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 22, 1995)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1995GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · ended May 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer264 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1991THE HOME INSURANCE CO.Liability · ended Jun 22, 1995 · cancellation notice took effect50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 30, 1978Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Washington 16
- California 14
- Kansas 12
- Oregon (HQ) 10
- Utah 10
- Illinois 8
- Montana 7
- North Carolina 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 135 inspections were in Oregon.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (131 power units: 131 filed, 82 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 131 power units this active to have about 4.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.4 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 13 | 1.34 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.21 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 26 | 4.26 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.