CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD
137 power units
150 drivers
14.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 80.6 / 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
25 yrs history · 133 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 137
- Drivers · CDL
- 150 · 150
- Annual miles
- 14.1M ~103k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 130 | 7 | 0 | 137 |
| Trailers | 290 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 20, 2010)16 yrs old
- Registered
- Nov 6, 2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 24, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- Officers
- DUSTIN MEYER · RUSSELL MEYER
- Phone
- (651) 565-2336
- dusty@caoverland.com
- Address
- 213 Industrial Ct, Wabasha MN 55981
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsLiquids/GasesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
1 fatal (1 death) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
133
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.4%
5 of 48 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 133 driver inspections
Violations
40
7 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
40 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert18 · 7 out-of-serviceBrakes 5 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 3 more
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Hours of service No alert12 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1
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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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr202026Apr 20, 2026 · MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul222025Jul 22, 2025 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun102025Jun 10, 2025 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec272024Dec 27, 2024 · South DakotaFatal · 1 deathIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec162024Dec 16, 2024 · WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct152024Oct 15, 2024 · South DakotaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct12024Oct 1, 2024 · ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticuton record since Apr 15, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2001
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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
- Iowa 19
- South Carolina 15
- Kansas 11
- Minnesota (HQ) 11
- South Dakota 7
- California 6
- New Mexico 5
- Wisconsin 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 11 of 133 inspections were in Minnesota.
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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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 13 | 1.86 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 8 | 0.29 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 9 | 0.48 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
133 driver inspections · 48 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 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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