KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP USA

DBA: -KMC -KAWASAKI -KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN -KAWASAKI ENGINES

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

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 14.6% Details →

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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TruckCodex risk summary — KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP USA (USDOT 143256)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 14.6%

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/143256/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 143256 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: MIKE NORTON Motor Vehicles Other (SHOW MATERIALS) Based in FOOTHILL RANCH, CA

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 20% vs peer median 14.6% (worse). n=40278 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.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 143256

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer MIKE NORTON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles, Other (SHOW MATERIALS)

Fleet size 24 units

Drivers 48

Annual mileage 40,791 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (949) 770-0400

Email: [email protected]

Physical

29672 BURBANK

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA 92610-2506

Mailing

P O BOX 25252

SANTA ANA, CA 92799-5252

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 143256

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 40,791 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 20.0% vs 23.4% -3.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.20 vs 1.80 -1.60

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased
Truck tractors	1	1
Trailers	7	0
Trucks	1	21

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	20%	—
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)

20.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Risk intelligence

-KMC -KAWASAKI -KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN -KAWASAKI ENGINES had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 1.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (3) and CO (1).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (100.0% of violations); top code 393.95(a) (No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 24 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 48 drivers; Ford, Gsen, and Kent are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 20.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 40,278 ACTIVE carriers operating 12–36 power units (±50% of this carrier's 24 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 40,278 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

20%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.6%

Median across 40,278 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +5.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2023-11 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

1 violation

1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	3	0	0.0%	Jan 15, 2025
Colorado (CO)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 8, 2026
Oklahoma (OK)	1	1	100.0%	Jul 23, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		3
Gsen		2
Kent		2
Volvo		2
Feath		1
Feather-Li		1
Freightliner		1
Goldr		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.60	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	1.20	1	—	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 (8 rows) View all 8 →

Inspection #	Date	State	Level ▼	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83629281	Jan 15, 2025	CA	5	IRVINE	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA XP46717 · 4V4NC9EH2KN872142	0	—	No
83628487	Jan 15, 2025	CA	5	IRVINE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3544495 · 3AKJHLDV1RSVL9000	0	—	No
83628486	Jan 15, 2025	CA	5	IRVINE	KENTUCKY SEMI-TRAILER CA 4NP8612 · 1KKVE5324HL239004	0	—	No
88093548	Jun 8, 2026	CO	3	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA XP46717 · 4V4NC9EH2KN872142	1	395.30B2-ELDDFC24	No
86179359	Jul 24, 2023	NM	1	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 57898U1 · 1FT8W3DT1FEC04549	0	—	No
85295558	Jul 23, 2025	OK	1	BECKHAM POE	FORD TRUCK TRACTOR CA 57898U1 · 1FT8W3DT1FEC04549	1	393.43D-B	Yes
82448766	Aug 20, 2024	TX	1	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 5789U1 · 1FT8W3DT1FEC04549	0	—	No
80119370	Nov 7, 2023	UT	1	SIGURD	FORD TRUCK TRACTOR CA 88801A3 · 1FT8W4DT1LED71057	4	395.24(d), 395.22(g), 395.22(h)(4)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA0004478059	Nov 23, 2009	CA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
IRVINE	CA	3	0
GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	NM	1	0
BECKHAM POE	OK	1	1
IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	TX	1	0
SIGURD	UT	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1
395.22(g)	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	Hours of Service	1
395.22(h)(4)	Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids	Hours of Service	1
395.24(d)	ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically	Hours of Service	1

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