So-cal Express Trucking IncUSDOT 1794895VR 74/100LOS ANGELES, CA

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

So-cal Express Trucking Inc

USDOT: 1794895
MC: 653253

Inspected in 3 jurisdictionsLOS ANGELES, CA

CARRIER ACTIVE

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

25Reported power

21 seen in inspections

21Trailers seen

Inspection records

12.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call company(323) 404-0037 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.37.5% of vehicle inspections out of service · 13.8% of driver inspections out of service

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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37.5% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier37.5%Benchmark22.3%15.2 percentage points above benchmark.13.8% of driver inspections out of serviceCarrier13.8%Benchmark6.7%7.1 percentage points above benchmark.

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.18 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2008.

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

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

25Reported power

21 seen in inspections

21Trailers seen

Inspection records

12.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call company(323) 404-0037 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

12.1 yr

Model years 1997–2022. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

18 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2008. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

29 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.

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 37.50% on 24 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 14, 2026.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

34 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 24 vehicle / 29 driver checks

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 2.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

34 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 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)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

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sua’09–’11

Century National’12–’14

Century National’15–’17

Qualitas’17–’20

United Specialty’20–’22

Obsidian Specialty’22–’24

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2017	$750K	3
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2014	$750K	6
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 21

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

23.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

3 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

2 inspections lack a recognized state/province code and are excluded from geographic counts.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

California: 25 inspections
Arizona: 5 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections

Home base

LOS ANGELES, CA

1621 E 45TH ST

Most inspections: CA

25 inspections

CA 25 · AZ 5 · NV 2

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

Last 12 months: 1 vehicle observed under 1 other carrier

The same VINs appear in inspection records under more than one USDOT: USDOT 4345032Leases, equipment sales and owner-operators changing carriers can explain overlaps. A match alone is not evidence of double brokering or fraud.

Show all-time history (5 vehicles · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 4080636 4433185 4345032 2865965 1754891

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1621 E 45TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (323) 404-0037
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Michael Enrique Gutierrez
USDOT / docket: 1794895 · MC-653253
First registered: Jul 23, 2008
Last MCS-150: Dec 2, 2024 · 998,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 15, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

109violation records

22OOS-tagged records

9 of 24inspections 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

3342%14 / 33

Unsafe driving

300%0 / 30

Lights

190%0 / 19

Brakes

1724%4 / 17

Hours of service

933%3 / 9

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

75%Nov 25 to May 266 / 8

18%May 26 to Nov 262 / 11

Top 3 codes (25 of 109 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing4
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
393.60D Windshield / glazing3
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps3
390.3E3-MC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.8C-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.126B-CIM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.3-SV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-BIPBS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47D1-BLTBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.81-H Horn1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2-HOSRC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC.

SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1794895) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC effective Jul 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 3 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 2, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1794895, and its motor carrier number is MC-653253.

Is SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: None; Broker: None.

What is SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC based?

SO-CAL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC is based in LOS ANGELES, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(323) 404-0037 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1794895
MC / Docket: MC-653253
Officer: MICHAEL ENRIQUE GUTIERREZ
Address: 1621 E 45TH ST
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90011

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 18 yr since USDOT registration
$750K BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $750,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Jul 2025
Vehicle OOS 37.5%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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