Carrier profile · USDOT 589266 · MC-285009 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

California Gas Transport Inc

48 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 5 statesEL PASO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-285009 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 771-7595 Email dispatchogardea@california-gas.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 642 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

461 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 452 vehicle and 454 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

4.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

459 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 63

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 461
Annualized: ≈231 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance153 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance150 · 20 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance136 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance78 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance77 · 20 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving75 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance75 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance53 · 30 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance45 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’05–’15

American Empire’06–’16

At Lloyds’22–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 31 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 31 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2025	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2025 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$5M	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2022 → Mar 2025	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$5M	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$5M	3
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Feb 2020	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2020	$5M	2
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2018 → Mar 2019	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2017 → Jan 2017	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jan 2017	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2016	$5M	11
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jun 2015	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2006	$5M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jan 2005	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$5M	1
GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jan 2003	$5M	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Dec 2001 → Jan 2003	$5M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Dec 2001	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 48
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 6

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

81.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

381

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EL PASO, TX

5959 GATEWAY WEST SUITE #660

Top corridor

TX 219 · CA 137 · NM 17

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3776980 USDOT 3536550 USDOT 2554378 USDOT 3425407 USDOT 604653 USDOT 3561243Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3214549 USDOT 3536550 USDOT 54283 USDOT 3776980 USDOT 70289 USDOT 3380619 USDOT 2554378 USDOT 2567291

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5959 GATEWAY WEST SUITE #660, EL PASO, TX, 79925
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (915) 771-7595
Cell: (915) 588-5046
Fax: (915) 771-7598
Email: ogardea@california-gas.com
Web domain: california-gas.com

Registration

Officer: Oscar Alberto Gardea
USDOT / docket: 589266 · MC-285009
First registered: Feb 3, 1995
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 3,002,933 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 21, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,002,933

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC.

CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 589266) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 25, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 461 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 452 vehicle-level and 454 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 21, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 589266, and its motor carrier number is MC-285009.

Is CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 642 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).