Carrier profile · USDOT 1028042 · MC-433328 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

California Midwest Xpress Inc

18 power unitsavg 7.2 yrMulti-region · 14 statesBUDA, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-433328 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(737) 977-9700 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

89 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 48 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
13 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 8, 2026.

Safety

68 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 48 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6

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

≈1.9 / 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: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 68
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 16 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’02–’13

Northland’18–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

80.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 20 inspections
California: 16 inspections
Arizona: 8 inspections
Texas: 7 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

BUDA, TX

641 COMMERCIAL DR STE 101

Most inspections: NM

20 inspections

NM 20 · CA 16 · AZ 8

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1185230 USDOT 7541510Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (41 trucks · 55 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 315503 USDOT 3788148 USDOT 4154355 USDOT 4166647 USDOT 4188553 USDOT 4254956 USDOT 4347869 USDOT 4526655

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven troyer — 6 carriers: USDOT 2146453 USDOT 2367828 USDOT 4030088 USDOT 4284841 USDOT 4565645

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 641 COMMERCIAL DR STE 101, BUDA, TX, 78610-3982
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (737) 977-9700
Cell: (310) 697-9929
Fax: (737) 414-7004
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cmxpress.com

Registration

Officer: Steven Troyer
USDOT / docket: 1028042 · MC-433328
First registered: May 13, 2002
Last MCS-150: Oct 29, 2025 · 3,195,225 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,195,225

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 48 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

105violation records

17OOS-tagged records

12 of 48inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

4233%14 / 42

Brakes

248%2 / 24

Unsafe driving

225%1 / 22

Lights

90%0 / 9

Hours of service

80%0 / 8

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

28%Nov 24 to May 255 / 18

17%May 25 to Nov 252 / 12

38%Nov 25 to May 263 / 8

20%May 26 to Nov 262 / 10

Top 3 codes (21 of 105 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components11
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5

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393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.60D Windshield / glazing3
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16B-CPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRBH Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRCC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.22B-LPL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47D1-BRMMCAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.60E-WS Windshield / glazing1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1-HOSPVID Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1
396.9D2 Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC.

CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC (USDOT 1028042) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 68 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 29, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1028042, and its motor carrier number is MC-433328.

Is CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC's safety record?

CALIFORNIA MIDWEST XPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 117 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).