Carrier profile · USDOT 428882 · MC-163267 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Sturgeon Services International Inc

82 power unitsavg 14.2 yrLocal · 2 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163267 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linkssturgeonservices.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 17.9%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 22.2 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 21

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 82-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
82
Inspections · 24 mo
29
Annualized
≈15 / yr
Coverage
≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
51%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 31 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo

32
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20251001
20241001
20222002
20181001
20172002
20163003
20151111
20145124
20091011
20082012
20072002
20051001
20032022
20021001
20011001
20001001
19991001
19982012
19921000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 23, 2026TX00Yes
Jan 23, 2025CA00Yes
Feb 2, 2024CA00Yes
Apr 5, 2022TX00Yes
Feb 4, 2022CA00Yes
Sep 24, 2018CA00Yes
Nov 1, 2017CA00Yes
Sep 18, 2017CA00Yes
Nov 21, 2016CA00Yes
Jun 24, 2016CA00Yes
Mar 15, 2016CA00Yes
Dec 11, 2015CA12Yes
Aug 31, 2014CA14Yes
Aug 19, 2014CA01No
Jul 9, 2014CO00Yes
Apr 29, 2014CA00Yes
Mar 11, 2014CA00Yes
Jul 9, 2009CA01Yes
Oct 20, 2008CA01Yes
Feb 20, 2008WA00Yes
Dec 21, 2007CA00Yes
Feb 22, 2007CA00Yes
Dec 15, 2005CA00Yes
Dec 16, 2003CA03Yes
Jul 21, 2003CA01Yes