Carrier profile · USDOT 988429 · MC-417805 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD

137 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 30 statesWABASHA, MN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-417805 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

137Power units

88 observed · MCS-150

112Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(651) 565-2336 Email dispatchdusty@caoverland.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 230 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

137 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

140 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 50 vehicle and 140 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.8 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

134 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 12

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 137-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 137
Inspections · 24 mo: 140
Annualized: ≈70 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving68 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’17 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’02–’08

State National’07–’11

Great West’11–’17

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Apr 2017

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2011 → Apr 2017	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2011	$1M	8
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2002 → Jan 2008	$1M	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 137
Observed power (24 mo): 88
Trailers (towed): 112

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

18.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

139

IA busiest

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

Home base

WABASHA, MN

213 INDUSTRIAL CT

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MN

IA 20 · SC 16 · KS 13

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1749468Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 273123 USDOT 4089200 USDOT 3310216 USDOT 4370569 USDOT 1749468 USDOT 3796495 USDOT 3823989 USDOT 222274

Shares a company officer with other carriers

russell meyer — 3 carriers: USDOT 136739 USDOT 2042074

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

137

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 213 INDUSTRIAL CT, WABASHA, MN, 55981
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (651) 565-2336
Fax: (651) 560-4137
Email: dusty@caoverland.com
Web domain: caoverland.com

Registration

Officers: Russell Meyer · Dustin Meyer
USDOT / docket: 988429 · MC-417805
First registered: Nov 6, 2001
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2024 · 13,393,295 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 20, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

137

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

13,393,295

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 OVERLAND LTD.

CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD (USDOT 988429) 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 common 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 THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Apr 15, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 140 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 50 vehicle-level and 140 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 137 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 20, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD's USDOT number?

CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD's USDOT number is 988429, and its motor carrier number is MC-417805.

Is CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD authorized to operate?

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

What is CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD's safety record?

CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LTD has a 8.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 230 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).