PIERPOINT TRANS LINE INC

DOT# 985582 MC# 418347 Carson, CA Authorized For-Hire
(310) 549-0100 23000 Avalon Blvd, Carson CA 90745
18 tractors 15 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
25 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
18
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
429k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 10 0 18
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
10-23-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-04-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ALLEN LIM

Cargo

56.8
medium risk
Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 18 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 4 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 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.

5 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.44×–2.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.4

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 (18 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 4 of the 18 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (5 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 18 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated May 2026).
Strengths
  • 1 crash 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, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
20% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
2 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
20.0%
1 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
5 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 55 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.028 0.034
Inspections 0.25 1.23
Violations 0.22 0.97
Critical violations 0.06 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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
  • May
    14
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Nov 19, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2001
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: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Nov 2024)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Nov 19, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 10, 2025)

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) 5