FMCSA Enforcement — California

FMCSA's public Licensing & Insurance dataset records 936 enforcement cases issued out of California, with combined penalties of $7.6M. The number reflects what TruckCodex has mirrored on the most recent daily refresh.

An FMCSA enforcement case is a civil-penalty proceeding initiated by FMCSA's Office of Chief Counsel against a motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or driver. It is separate from a roadside inspection violation: enforcement cases produce monetary penalties; inspection violations affect CSA BASIC scores.

Use the carrier's USDOT number to land on /usdot/{usdot}/, where every enforcement case linked to that carrier is listed alongside inspections, crashes, and operating-authority history. You can also filter the table on this page by carrier name.

No. The penalty amount on the public record reflects the final disposition — which may be the originally proposed assessment, a reduced settlement, or zero in the case of a vacated charge. FMCSA does not publish payment status separately.

TruckCodex mirrors FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance enforcement dataset on a daily refresh cycle. Recent cases (within the last 7 days) may not yet appear; established cases are reflected within 24 hours of FMCSA publication.