Carrier profile · USDOT 4071730 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Groundworks California LLC

DBA BAY AREA UNDERPINING

88 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 3 statesVIRGINIA BEACH, VA100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

88Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(844) 906-2925 Email dispatchjennifer.temple@groundworks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 69 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

88 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 55 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 25.0 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

59 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 88-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 88
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 88
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

1741 CORPORATE LANDING PKWY

Top corridor

CA ⇄ VA

CA 60 · NV 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2947435 USDOT 4518336 USDOT 4376484

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@groundworks.com — 21 carriers: USDOT 995323 USDOT 1019809 USDOT 1387693 USDOT 1607702 USDOT 1759370 USDOT 2064154 USDOT 2163381 USDOT 3247744

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1741 CORPORATE LANDING PKWY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23454-5929
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (844) 906-2925
Email: jennifer.temple@groundworks.com
Web domain: groundworks.com

Registration

Officer: Jennifer Temple
USDOT / docket: 4071730
First registered: May 4, 2023
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 982,376 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.65
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

116

Drivers

CDL drivers

982,376

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC.

GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC (USDOT 4071730) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 55 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 88 power units and 116 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC's USDOT number?

GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC's USDOT number is 4071730.

Is GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC's safety record?

GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC has a 12.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC's fleet?

GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC operates 88 power units and 116 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC based?

GROUNDWORKS CALIFORNIA LLC is based in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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