Carrier profile · USDOT 1015896 · FF-9761 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

South Coast Transportation & Distribution Inc

DBA WESTERN REGIONAL DELIVERY SERVICESLTL EXPRESS

65 power unitsavg 10.7 yrMulti-region · 13 statesFULLERTON, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-9761 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(714) 683-2300 Email dispatchelias@wrds.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 180 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

108 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.9%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 — 84 vehicle and 101 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

102 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 11

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 65-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 108
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Pacific Financial’10–’13

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2007

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Sep 2010 → Nov 2013	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2007	$1M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Jul 2003	$1M	1
DISCOVER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Sep 2005	$1M	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Aug 2003	$1M	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

108

CA busiest

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

Home base

FULLERTON, CA

1424 SOUTH RAYMOND AVE

Top corridor

CA 78 · NV 9 · NM 5

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3631567 USDOT 1772445Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3107275 USDOT 3666726 USDOT 705837 USDOT 3921176 USDOT 3631567 USDOT 1772445

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: 1424 SOUTH RAYMOND AVE, FULLERTON, CA, 92831
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (714) 683-2300
Fax: (714) 683-0715
Email: elias@wrds.com
Web domain: wrds.com

Registration

Officers: Elias Youkhehpaz · Dalia Youkhehpaz
USDOT / docket: 1015896 · FF-9761
First registered: Apr 2, 2002
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2025 · 3,388,929 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 49.60
D-U-N-S: 847057502

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,388,929

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 SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC.

SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 1015896) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2007 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 108 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 84 vehicle-level and 101 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number?

SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number is 1015896, and its motor carrier number is FF-9761.

Is SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC's safety record?

SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC's fleet?

SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC operates 65 power units and 52 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC based?

SOUTH COAST TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION INC is based in FULLERTON, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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