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Critical regulatory warnings
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 442 days (since Jul 10, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC

BAKERSFIELD, CA

Joins 43 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, no active BIPD on L&I from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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 10, 2025
Coverage resumed · Jul 23, 2017
Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 29, 2017
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 442 days (since Jul 10, 2025).
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 365 days Jul 23, 2016 → Jul 23, 2017
  • Common (Property) gap · 515 days Inactive Aug 1, 2016 → reinstated Dec 29, 2017
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 2.50% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 6.30% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2153955)
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 442 days (since Jul 10, 2025).

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 365 days — Jul 23, 2016 → Jul 23, 2017
  • Common (Property) gap · 515 days — Inactive Aug 1, 2016 → reinstated Dec 29, 2017
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 2.50% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 6.30% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2153955/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2153955 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: KEITH LUTREL General Freight Other (COMPOST) Based in BAKERSFIELD, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

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 60/100 — 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 10, 2025.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 2.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 6.3% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=22512 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
Insurance

Uninsured since Jul 10, 2025

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2153955
In FMCSA records since May 16, 2011 (~15y)
Company officer KEITH LUTREL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other (COMPOST)
Fleet size 44 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 2,151,340 mi
Contact & address
Physical
12856 OLD RIVER ROAD
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2153955
In FMCSA records since May 16, 2011 (~15y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,151,340 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 6.3% vs 23.4% -17.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 2.5% vs 6.7% -4.2 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.47 vs 1.80 -1.33
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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 2020-06-01 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 19 25 0
Trailers 25 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 12 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 68 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 43 43 0
OOS inspections 1 4 0
OOS percentage 2.33% 9.3% —
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
44
Drivers
25
Inspections
68
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
6.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
12 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 22,512 ACTIVE carriers operating 22–66 power units (±50% of this carrier's 44 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 22,512 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
6.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 22,512 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -10.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 1, 2016 to Dec 29, 2017 (515 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 23, 2016 to Jul 23, 2017 (365 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (28 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 43 5 11.6% Sep 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 57
Alum 16
Trvs 7
Ever 5
Holr 5
Trvis 3
Trin 2
Trnty 2
Alumt 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.28 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.14 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 0.63 1 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 13 — 3.93 4 — Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (68 rows) View all 68 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89035403 Sep 18, 2026 CA 2 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP Yes
88981686 Sep 12, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF — 0 — No
88668663 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLL No
88666990 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.48A-BLMACBD, 393.48A-BIBD, 392.2-SLL No
88666607 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLL No
88666461 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45D-BAAL, 392.2-SLL No
88665841 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLL Yes
88665594 Aug 11, 2026 CA 5 BAKERSFIELD AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.205C-WR, 392.2-SLL No
88663243 Aug 11, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLLR No
88649145 Aug 9, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF — 4 393.55D2-B, 393.9A-LCL, 392.2-SLLSR No
88648892 Aug 8, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF — 2 393.47A-BCFSAD, 393.9A-LIL Yes
88458760 Jul 19, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88455375 Jul 18, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.9A-LIL No
87950798 May 25, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87878452 May 16, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87694760 Apr 25, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLSR No
87693421 Apr 25, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC C.V.E.F.
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLEWA2 No
87445450 Mar 29, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87184984 Feb 28, 2026 CA 3 ca-castaic-c.v.e.f.
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86998460 Feb 9, 2026 CA 3 ca-castaic-c.v.e.f.
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86941709 Feb 1, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLL, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86894650 Jan 24, 2026 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86848146 Jan 17, 2026 CA 2 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 — No
86556816 Dec 6, 2025 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.3A1-BALAC No
86344977 Nov 17, 2025 CA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 390.21TC-MC, 393.45B2-B-AIR No
Recent Crashes (12 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA5802501228 Apr 19, 2025 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA4302500026 Jan 21, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA5652304461 Dec 8, 2023 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA4202302791 Sep 4, 2023 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA5402201555 Jul 30, 2022 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA5402111876 Dec 4, 2021 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA4302110305 Oct 30, 2021 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA5652004116 Dec 17, 2020 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA4301900166 May 10, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA5401803494 Dec 25, 2018 CA 0 3 Yes No Injury
CA4201802395 Jun 23, 2018 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA0005537463 Jan 21, 2012 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC748863 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (5 letters, 2 PDFs 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 25, 2024 MC748863-C Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Jun 1, 2020 MC748863-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Apr 1, 2020 MC748863 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Dec 29, 2017 MC748863-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jun 6, 2011 MC748863-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (19 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY TOT 8199981-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2024 Jul 10, 2025 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. MD-005134 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2024 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. MD-005134 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2022 Apr 21, 2024 CANCELLED
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. CA0985948 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2021 Mar 31, 2022 REPLACED
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. CA0985948 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2021 Jul 23, 2022 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. MD-005020 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2021 Aug 8, 2021 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. MD-005020 BIPD/Primary — Mar 31, 2021 Jul 23, 2021 REPLACED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA TP8901307 01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2020 Mar 31, 2021 REPLACED
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. CA0936877 BIPD/Primary — May 5, 2020 May 4, 2020 REPLACED
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. CA0936877 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2020 Jul 23, 2020 REPLACED
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. CA0936877 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2018 May 4, 2020 NAME CHANGED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY GLA0214446 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2017 Jul 23, 2018 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 365 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 23, 2016 to Jul 23, 2017
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPT1041631 00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2015 Jul 23, 2016 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0219400 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2014 Jul 24, 2015 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0219400 BIPD/Primary — Mar 9, 2014 Jul 23, 2014 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0219400 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2012 Mar 9, 2014 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK943147103 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2011 Jul 23, 2012 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK 9431471 02 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2010 Jul 23, 2011 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 16, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Jul 16, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Jul 10, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 21, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  5. Mar 31, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  6. Mar 27, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jul 23, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
  8. Mar 31, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
  9. Aug 8, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  10. Jul 23, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Jul 23, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  12. Mar 31, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  13. Jul 23, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
  14. May 4, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. May 4, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
  16. May 4, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
  17. May 4, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  18. Jul 23, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Aug 1, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  20. Aug 1, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  21. Aug 1, 2016
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 515 days (through Dec 29, 2017)
  22. Jul 23, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Jul 23, 2016
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 365 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 23, 2017)
  24. Jul 24, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Jul 24, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Jul 23, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Jul 17, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Mar 9, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Feb 28, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Jul 23, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Jul 23, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN 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 12 0
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(g) 393.75(g) Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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