COLUMBIA TRADING CORPORATION

COLUMBIA TRADING CORPORATION is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 4 drivers, based in Provo, UT. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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

Common (Property) reinstated · Jan 8, 2026

Policy effective · Jan 6, 2026

Review these

Common (Property) gap · 143 days Inactive Aug 18, 2025 → reinstated Jan 8, 2026
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 66.7% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — COLUMBIA TRADING CORPORATION (USDOT 1131411)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 143 days — Inactive Aug 18, 2025 → reinstated Jan 8, 2026
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 66.7% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1131411/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 1131411 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: AARON ZHANG Company officer 2: CHENGWEI ZHANG General Freight Based in PROVO, UT

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 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 66.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=323883 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1131411

In FMCSA records since May 20, 2003 (~23y)

MC / docket MC1474296

Company officer AARON ZHANG

Company officer 2 CHENGWEI ZHANG

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 10,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (801) 369-7878

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1425 S STATE STREET

PROVO, UT 84606

Mailing

1425 S STATE ST

PROVO, UT 84606

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1131411

In FMCSA records since May 20, 2003 (~23y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 66.7% vs 6.7% +60.0 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.50 vs 1.80 -0.30

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-01-08 (253 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jan 6, 2026
Process Agent
#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1474296
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	3	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	50%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

66.7%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

COLUMBIA TRADING CORPORATION had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 5.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (1) and UT (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service) cited 2 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Peterbilt and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 323,883 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

66.7%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,883 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +66.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,883 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 18, 2025 to Jan 8, 2026 (143 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-01 2025-01

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)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 6, 2024
Utah (UT)	1	0	0.0%	Jan 18, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		5
Wabash National		3
Hyundai Translead		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	5.00	5	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83652324	Jan 18, 2025	UT	3	ut-st.-george-ut	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	2	392.2-SLLUCR, 392.2-SLLIRP	No
83381616	Dec 6, 2024	CA	1	ca-mt.-pass-if	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	1	383.23A2-LCDLN	Yes
81987182	Jun 21, 2024	CA	1	ca-mt.-pass-j.p.o.e.-c.v.e.f.	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	4	395.8(e)(1), 393.45(a), 395.22(g)	Yes
80832430	Feb 4, 2024	UT	3	ut-st.-george-ut	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	1	392.2-SLLUCR	No
80569889	Jan 8, 2024	NV	3	SLOAN CHECK SITE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	0	—	No
78735479	May 23, 2023	CA	2	CAJON PLATFORM SCALES	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UT Z087758 · 1XPBD49X7PD779256	3	395.8(a)(1), 392.2	Yes

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jan 8, 2026	MC1474296-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Dec 22, 2022	MC1474296-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-015695	91X	$1,000,000	Jan 6, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-012708	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 9, 2022	Aug 10, 2025	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 8, 2026

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 18, 2025

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 18, 2025

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 18, 2025

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 143 days (through Jan 8, 2026)
Aug 10, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CAJON PLATFORM SCALES	CA	1	1
SLOAN CHECK SITE	NV	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
395.8(a)(1)	Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service	Hours of Service	2	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.45(a)	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
395.20(b)	The ELDs display screen cannot be viewed outside of the commercial motor vehicle.	Hours of Service	1	0
395.22(g)	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	Hours of Service	1	0
395.8(e)(1)	Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status	Hours of Service	1	1

Related Records

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