Lessor pool
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Lessor pool
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.3 yr
Model years 2015–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1130136) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract 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 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Oct 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 14, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1130136, and its motor carrier number is MC-459461.
As of Jun 13, 2026, GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
GOLDEN STATE EXPRESS INC is based in EAST RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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2 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
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 14 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Oct 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2021 → Oct 2025 | $750K | 4 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Oct 2020 → Oct 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2020 → Oct 2021 | $750K | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Oct 2020 → Nov 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2019 → Oct 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Oct 2018 → Oct 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2015 → Oct 2018 | $750K | 2 |
| WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. | Oct 2013 → Oct 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2010 → Oct 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2009 → Dec 2010 | $750K | 3 |
| IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2008 → Dec 2009 | $750K | 3 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Apr 2007 → Apr 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2004 → Apr 2007 | $750K | 4 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2003 → Apr 2004 | $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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
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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