Carrier profile · USDOT 1763508 · MC-644499 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

California Trans Inc

16 power unitsavg 11.5 yrMulti-region · 12 statesSPARTANBURG, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-644499 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 587-7700 Email dispatchcatransport08@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2005–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 66.8 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’08–’16

Great West’17–’20

United States’22–now

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Aug 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

72.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

SPARTANBURG, SC

153 NICHOLLS DRIVE

Top corridor

MO ⇄ SC

MO 7 · AK 3 · MT 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: 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 4158739 USDOT 1127025Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2493748 USDOT 3816163 USDOT 4158739 USDOT 1127025 USDOT 1442184 USDOT 1930689 USDOT 1159822 USDOT 3867204

Shares a company officer with other carriers

vladimir kotyash — 2 carriers: USDOT 3018001

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 153 NICHOLLS DRIVE, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 587-7700
Email: catransport08@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Vladimir Kotyash · Vladimir Kotyash
USDOT / docket: 1763508 · MC-644499
First registered: Apr 21, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 1,200,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,200,000

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 CALIFORNIA TRANS INC.

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC (USDOT 1763508) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA TRANS INC's USDOT number?

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC's USDOT number is 1763508, and its motor carrier number is MC-644499.

Is CALIFORNIA TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CALIFORNIA TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CALIFORNIA TRANS INC's safety record?

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is CALIFORNIA TRANS INC's fleet?

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC operates 16 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CALIFORNIA TRANS INC based?

CALIFORNIA TRANS INC is based in SPARTANBURG, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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