Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
COLUMBIA VAN LINES OF CALIFORNIA (USDOT 495585) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 2 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 29, 2018.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
COLUMBIA VAN LINES OF CALIFORNIA's USDOT number is 495585, and its motor carrier number is MC-43508.
As of Jun 13, 2026, COLUMBIA VAN LINES OF CALIFORNIA is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
COLUMBIA VAN LINES OF CALIFORNIA operates 2 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
COLUMBIA VAN LINES OF CALIFORNIA is based in SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA.
Comparable carriers around Santa Fe Springs and across California
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
No roadside inspections on record.
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2017
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2016 → Jan 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2014 → Jan 2014 | $750K | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2014 → Feb 2016 | $750K | 4 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Jan 2010 → Jan 2014 | $750K | 3 |
| EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2009 → Jan 2010 | $750K | 2 |
| VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2003 → Dec 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1997 → Nov 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1995 → Jan 1997 | $750K | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1992 → Jan 1995 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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