Carrier profile · USDOT 1710288 · MC-627465 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

LJ Express Trucking Company of Calf LLC

5 power unitsavg 10.1 yrLocal · 2 statesGARDENA, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-627465 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

2004–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(310) 327-5100 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 2004–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

46 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 38.10% on 21 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 4, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jul 1, 2026.

Safety

25 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 38.1%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 — 21 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 13.4 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 4

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

≈2.5 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

1st Security’08–’12

Plaza’11–’13

New York’13–’16

State Pennsylvania’16–’18

Great West’18–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2018 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2016 → Jun 2018	$1M	4
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	May 2013 → May 2016	$1M	11
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2013	$1M	4
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → Jun 2010	$1M	3
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Dec 2008 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2007 → May 2008	$1M	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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

81.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 23 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections

Home base

GARDENA, CA

19129 S HAMILTON AVE

Most inspections: CA

23 inspections

CA 23 · UT 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3513333 USDOT 4370715 USDOT 2113873 USDOT 2123268 USDOT 3064665 USDOT 3221688 USDOT 3453509 USDOT 3481961

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ljexpresstrucking.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2181009 USDOT 2460096 USDOT 2957703

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: 19129 S HAMILTON AVE, GARDENA, CA, 90248
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (310) 327-5100
Fax: (310) 327-5200
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ljexpresstrucking.com

Registration

Officer: David Valunzuela
USDOT / docket: 1710288 · MC-627465
First registered: Nov 20, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 55,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 118456297

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

55,000

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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

91violation records

11OOS-tagged records

8 of 21inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

470%0 / 47

Other vehicle maintenance

2730%8 / 27

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Lights

425%1 / 4

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Other / unclassified

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 4

33%May 25 to Nov 253 / 9

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

100%May 26 to Nov 262 / 2

Top 3 codes (43 of 91 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)29
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
172.202A5-HMSPS Other violation1
177.834A-HMC Other violation1
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BHTC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BLMCBAD Brakes inoperative1
393.55A-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.83H Exhaust system1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1IIIB-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BBS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1
397.3-SLL Hazardous materials transport1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC.

LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC (USDOT 1710288) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.1% 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 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 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 LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC's USDOT number?

LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC's USDOT number is 1710288, and its motor carrier number is MC-627465.

Is LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC's safety record?

LJ EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY OF CALF LLC has a 38.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).