Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC safe to load? CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3988192, MC-1536207) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in EFFINGHAM, SC, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3988192, and its motor carrier number is MC-1536207.
As of 2026-06-13, CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CAL FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC is based in EFFINGHAM, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2025 → Mar 2025 | $750k | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2024 → Mar 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA | Jun 2023 → Sep 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2023 → Jun 2023 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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