Carrier profile · USDOT 1837973 · MC-723987 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southbay Transport Inc

1 power unitavg 12.7 yrRegional · 5 statesCALEXICO, CA82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-723987 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 618-9226 Email dispatchgeorge@SOUTHBAYTRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 141 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

99 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 91 vehicle and 99 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.8 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

99 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 18

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

≈49.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 99
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈49.5 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
178.345 Other violationOther8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

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

Hudson’11–’14

National Liability’14–’16

Federated’16–’19

Hallmark’21–’23

Starstone National’23–’25

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$1M	4
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2023	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$1M	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Nov 2020	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Oct 2016	$1M	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Sep 2016	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2016	$1M	4
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2014	$1M	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

83.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

CALEXICO, CA

233 AVENIDA CAMPILLO

Top corridor

CA 39 · AZ 18 · TX 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3302407 USDOT 4016411 USDOT 1203373Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3260169 USDOT 4027419 USDOT 4080012 USDOT 4146874 USDOT 4172614 USDOT 2894017 USDOT 2897314 USDOT 3089559

Shares a company officer with other carriers

george benheretz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3122916

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

Location

Physical address: 233 AVENIDA CAMPILLO, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (760) 618-9226
Cell: (310) 303-0223
Fax: (760) 618-9229
Email: george@southbaytransport.com
Web domain: southbaytransport.com

Registration

Officer: George Benheretz
USDOT / docket: 1837973 · MC-723987
First registered: Dec 15, 2008
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 280,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

280,000

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 SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC.

SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1837973) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 91 vehicle-level and 99 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1837973, and its motor carrier number is MC-723987.

Is SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC has a 20.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 141 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).