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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 847 days (since Jul 1, 2024). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

KEITH'S TOWING INC

REDDING, CA

Joins 28 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, no active BIPD on L&I from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Jul 1, 2024
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 847 days (since Jul 1, 2024).
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PERMITS C AND PROCESS AGENTS LLC. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — KEITH'S TOWING INC (USDOT 1797615)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 847 days (since Jul 1, 2024).

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PERMITS C AND PROCESS AGENTS LLC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1797615/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1797615 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: KEITH STARK Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Based in REDDING, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 75/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Jul 1, 2024.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 13.95% (better). n=52485 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: Do not book.

Field change history →
Operating authority
common 1 revoked
Insurance

Uninsured since Jul 1, 2024

BOC-3 agent

PERMITS C AND PROCESS AGENTS LLC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1797615
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2008 (~18y)
Company officer KEITH STARK
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 18 units
Drivers 16
Annual mileage 550,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (530) 243-1874
Email: [email protected]
Physical
830 TWIN VIEW BLVD
REDDING, CA 96003-2007
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1797615
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2008 (~18y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 550,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.04 vs 1.80 -1.76
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
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 2015-03-20 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 17 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 71 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 28 28 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 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
18
Drivers
16
Inspections
71
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
4
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 52,485 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–27 power units (±50% of this carrier's 18 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 52,485 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
13.95%
Median across 52,485 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -13.95 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (13 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 36 0 0.0% Oct 21, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 30
International 11
Freightliner 10
Kenworth 10
Peterbilt 4
Ram 4
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 0.12 0 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (71 rows) View all 71 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89334725 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 33939Y3 · 1FDUF5HY3JEC83663
0 — No
89334720 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 27541Z3 · 3HAEUMML5RL672766
0 — No
89334719 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 21488K1 · 2NKHHM6X0CM316480
1 392.2-SLLSR No
89334704 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 17202M3 · 1FVACWFC5PHNX2813
0 — No
89334703 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 52573U2 · 3C7WRNBL8JG386817
0 — No
89334702 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 63328F3 · 1FDUF5HN9LEE11185
0 — No
89334698 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 52127R3 · 1FDFF6LN2NDA16019
0 — No
89334697 Oct 21, 2026 CA 5 I-5 N/B AT GILMAN RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 52127R3 · 1FDFF6LN2NDA16019
0 — No
89331481 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 17010J4 · 1HTEUMML8TS749324
0 — No
89323222 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 70249G4 · 1FDUF5HY1HED61397
0 — No
89322966 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 13777Z2 · 1NPCL49X4LD632937
0 — No
89319079 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 57106C3 · 1FDUF5HN0LEE11186
0 — No
89318774 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
International STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 12109W3 · 3HAEUMML1287768
0 — No
89318490 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 44032B3 · 1FDUF5HNXLED88483
0 — No
89318436 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 95246D2 · 1FVACWDT8GHHS5058
0 — No
89318375 Oct 21, 2026 CA 1 299 JOHNSON PARK, CA
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 36564E1 · 1NKDL49X6CJ312417
0 — No
88390737 Jul 11, 2026 CA 3 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 27541Z3 · 3HAEUMML5RL672766
0 — No
87278229 Mar 12, 2026 CA 1 ca-sr-89-s/of-i-5
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 70249G4 · 1FDUF5HY1HED61397
0 — No
86669971 Dec 23, 2025 CA 2 COTTONWOOD IF
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 79252J2 · 1FDUF5HY1HED61397
1 392.2-SLLSR No
86305774 Nov 11, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 95246D2 · 1FVACWDT8GHHS5058
0 — No
86305773 Nov 11, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
International STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 12109W3 · 3HAEUMML1287768
0 — No
86145648 Oct 23, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 21488K1 · 2NKHHM6X0CM316480
0 — No
86133897 Oct 23, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 63328F3 · 1FDUF5HN9LEE11185
0 — No
86133817 Oct 23, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 79252J2 · 1FDUF5HY1HED61397
0 — No
86133816 Oct 23, 2025 CA 1 830 TWIN VIEW
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 95246D2 · 1FVACWDT8GHHS5058
0 — No
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA0009524996 May 28, 2022 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA0003947467 Apr 2, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA1751800136 Jun 27, 2018 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA0006300886 Dec 18, 2013 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC654060
INACTIVE
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC654060 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 20, 2015 MC654060-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Aug 16, 2013 MC654060-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY 175 TTS CA 100032-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2023 Jul 1, 2024 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1 TTS CA 19 01257326-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2021 Jul 1, 2023 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY CPO1641797 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2020 Jul 1, 2021 REPLACED
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM 25 CC 398157 10 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2017 Jul 1, 2020 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY CPO1638975-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2016 Jul 1, 2017 REPLACED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP BA 3007564981 BIPD/Primary — Apr 15, 2016 Jul 1, 2016 REPLACED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP BA 3007564981 BIPD/Primary — Apr 15, 2016 Aug 10, 2016 CANCELLED
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. XNDA-01563-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 15, 2015 Apr 15, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP ACP BA 7804968387 BIPD/Primary — Feb 21, 2015 Apr 15, 2015 REPLACED
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY CH09PKG0142336 BIPD/Primary — Apr 15, 2009 Feb 21, 2015 CANCELLED
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. 285979 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2008 May 21, 2009 CANCELLED
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. 285979 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2008 Apr 15, 2009 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 8, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Jul 8, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Jul 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jul 3, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jul 1, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  6. Jul 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jul 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM
  8. Jul 1, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Aug 10, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  10. Jul 20, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Jul 1, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  12. Apr 15, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Apr 15, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
  14. Apr 15, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
  15. Mar 2, 2015
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Mar 2, 2015
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  17. Feb 21, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Oct 5, 2009
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  19. May 21, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
  20. Apr 15, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
  21. Sep 10, 2008
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a)(4) 393.95(a)(4) Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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