CELSO MOLINA RAMIREZ

DBA: CEM TRANSPORT

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Aug 6, 2016
Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 12, 2016
Policy effective · Sep 26, 2025
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 2571 days Jul 23, 2009 → Aug 6, 2016
  • Common (Property) gap · 2571 days Inactive Jul 29, 2009 → reinstated Aug 12, 2016
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 9.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 7.10% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CELSO MOLINA RAMIREZ (USDOT 1049639)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 2571 days — Jul 23, 2009 → Aug 6, 2016
  • Common (Property) gap · 2571 days — Inactive Jul 29, 2009 → reinstated Aug 12, 2016
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 9.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 7.10% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1049639/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1049639 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: CELSO MOLINA RAMIREZ General Freight Produce Cold Food Based in SUN CITY, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 9.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 7.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195783 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1049639
In FMCSA records since Aug 20, 2002 (~24y)
MC / docket MC436308
Company officer CELSO MOLINA RAMIREZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Cold Food
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 1,490,311 mi
Contact & address
Physical
27182 LAVENDER ST
SUN CITY, CA 92585
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1049639
In FMCSA records since Aug 20, 2002 (~24y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,490,311 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 7.1% vs 23.4% -16.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 9.1% vs 6.7% +2.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.59 vs 1.80 -1.21
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trailers 5 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 8 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 3 3
Tow-away 0 0 3 3
Crash reports 0 0 3 3

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 41 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 27 27 0
OOS inspections 3 1 0
OOS percentage 11.11% 3.7%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
5
Drivers
5
Inspections
41
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
9.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
8 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

CEM TRANSPORT had 27 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.1%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 2.0. 3 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

27 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (9) and AR (4).

Violation profile

11.1% out-of-service rate, below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 7 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Utility, Kenworth, and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 195,783 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
9.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,783 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
7.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,783 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +7.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jul 29, 2009 to Aug 12, 2016 (2571 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (4)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 23, 2009 to Aug 6, 2016 (2571 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 6, 2017 to Aug 10, 2017 (4 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 19, 2021 to Sep 24, 2021 (5 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 24, 2022 to Sep 26, 2022 (2 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (23 months)

2023-11 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 9 1 11.1% Jan 12, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 4 0 0.0% Jul 29, 2026
New Mexico (NM) 4 1 25.0% Mar 13, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 3 1 33.3% Jul 7, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Nov 29, 2024
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 15, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% May 12, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 18, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Jan 29, 2025
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Feb 3, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Aug 14, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 36
Kenworth 17
Peterbilt 12
Freightliner 6
International 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 1.33 1 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 3 0.80 1 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 1.77 2 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 1.95 2 Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (41 rows) View all 41 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88701704 Aug 14, 2026 MS 2
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88555523 Jul 29, 2026 AR 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88352986 Jul 7, 2026 AZ 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.11B2-Q Yes
87337501 Mar 18, 2026 TN 2 GORDONSVILLE TN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87301223 Mar 13, 2026 NM 3 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87171921 Feb 27, 2026 NM 3 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86966862 Feb 3, 2026 KS 3 U-54 MP 199
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86819171 Jan 15, 2026 PA 3 ON I-70 W NORTH SOMERSET SERVI
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86878160 Jan 12, 2026 CA 5
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.3A1-OAL No
86878024 Jan 12, 2026 CA 5
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.3A1-BALAC No
86878023 Jan 12, 2026 CA 5
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.11A1-LBL No
86712342 Jan 4, 2026 AR 3 OZARK AR
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86694202 Dec 30, 2025 NM 3 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86467189 Dec 1, 2025 AR 3 VAN BUREN AR
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLL, 396.17C-PI No
86325236 Nov 12, 2025 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.205A-WRBH, 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
86249016 Nov 4, 2025 AZ 2 FLAGSTAFF AZ
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85135436 Jul 4, 2025 AR 1 LONDON AR
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84651802 May 12, 2025 AL 2 CULLMAN AL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84248891 Mar 25, 2025 CA 3 SOLVANG
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
84006137 Feb 26, 2025 AZ 3 FLAGSTAFF AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.24 No
83740200 Jan 29, 2025 IL 3 I-70
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83308635 Nov 29, 2024 NC 3 nc-lumberton-weigh-station,-i-95,
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83207230 Nov 20, 2024 CA 5 ANAHEIM
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83207229 Nov 20, 2024 CA 5 ANAHEIM
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83207228 Nov 20, 2024 CA 5 ANAHEIM
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AZ0I25046154 Aug 1, 2025 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0250395160 Feb 8, 2025 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0I24052083 Sep 4, 2024 AZ 0 3 Yes No Injury
CA4302000329 Oct 12, 2020 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0000643981 May 7, 2020 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
NV0807250303 Jul 25, 2008 NV 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA0003360089 Aug 4, 2007 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
OR2005400130 Dec 29, 2005 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 12, 2016 MC436308-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (24 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSMDXCA-0002376-01 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Sep 26, 2025 Jun 10, 2026 CANCELLED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSMDXCA-0002376-01 91X $750,000 Sep 26, 2025 On file ACTIVE
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSMDXCA-0002376-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 9, 2024 Oct 6, 2025 CANCELLED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSMDXCA-0002376-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 9, 2024 Sep 26, 2025 REPLACED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSMDXCA-0002376-00 BIPD/Primary Sep 26, 2024 Nov 9, 2024 CANCELLED
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY ISF-CA-0000147-01 BIPD/Primary Sep 26, 2023 Sep 26, 2024 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA22100627 BIPD/Primary Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 24, 2022 to Sep 26, 2022
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP73143 00 BIPD/Primary Sep 24, 2021 Sep 24, 2022 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 5 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 19, 2021 to Sep 24, 2021
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY XTP41547 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2020 Sep 19, 2021 CANCELLED
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY XTP41382 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2019 Sep 19, 2020 CANCELLED
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY XTP41360 BIPD/Primary Aug 10, 2019 Oct 16, 2019 CANCELLED
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY XTP41360 BIPD/Primary Aug 10, 2019 Sep 19, 2019 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP42736A BIPD/Primary Aug 10, 2018 Sep 16, 2019 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP42736A BIPD/Primary Aug 10, 2018 Aug 10, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP30523 00 BIPD/Primary Apr 26, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP30523 00 BIPD/Primary Aug 10, 2017 Apr 26, 2018 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 4 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 6, 2017 to Aug 10, 2017
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-94915-01 BIPD/Primary Aug 6, 2016 Aug 6, 2017 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 2571 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 23, 2009 to Aug 6, 2016
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY BA2490584 BIPD/Primary Jul 23, 2004 Jul 23, 2009 CANCELLED
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY BA2490584 BIPD/Primary Aug 20, 2002 Jul 23, 2004 CANCELLED
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY BA2490584 CARGO Aug 20, 2002 Jul 23, 2009 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 26, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Sep 18, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Nov 9, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Sep 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Sep 26, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Sep 28, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Sep 26, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Sep 27, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Sep 24, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 24, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 26, 2022)
  12. Sep 27, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Sep 19, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Sep 19, 2021
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 5 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 24, 2021)
  15. Sep 22, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Sep 19, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Oct 16, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Sep 24, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Sep 19, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Sep 16, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  21. Aug 10, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  22. Aug 13, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Aug 10, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Apr 26, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Apr 24, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Aug 14, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Aug 6, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Aug 6, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 4 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 10, 2017)
  29. Aug 12, 2016
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  30. Jul 29, 2009
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  31. Jul 29, 2009
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  32. Jul 29, 2009
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 2571 days (through Aug 12, 2016)
  33. Jul 23, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. Jul 23, 2009
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2571 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 6, 2016)
  35. Jul 23, 2004
    insurance
    CANCEL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 7 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically Hours of Service 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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