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SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC

USDOT 2481676 Active Based in FONTANA, CA

SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC is a motor carrier based in FONTANA, CA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2481676. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 1 driver, with 11 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 50.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier Overview

SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Fontana, CA. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 25.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. Operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
11
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, down 43% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in CA (2) and NM (1), with Level 1 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

25.0% out-of-service rate; led by Vehicle Maintenance (66.7% of violations); top code 392.2-SLLSR (Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued) cited 1 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
1 active policy
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.50 vs 1.80 -0.30
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
BOC-3 Process Agent
SKB TRUCKING PERMITS & LOGISTICS, INC
Serves 32,005 carriers
Location & Contact
7749 LOCUST AVE
FONTANA, CA 92336
Phone: 9093654492
Email: [email protected]
Registration
USDOT 2481676
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 125,000 mi

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above the 10–15% national average.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 246,676 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 246,676 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 246,676 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 22, 2020 to Feb 28, 2020 (6 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-06 2025-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations
1 OOS · 25.0%
Hours of Service
1 violation
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) 2 1 50.0% Jun 27, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Jun 20, 2024
New Mexico (NM) 1 0 0.0% Nov 2, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 10
Great Dane 9
Mack 1
Wabash National 1
Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85076923 Jun 27, 2025 CA 1 NEEDLES AREA
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP25554 · 3AKJGLDR5HSHV7481
2 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45D-B No
83507983 Dec 31, 2024 CA 2 ca-n/b-i-5-santa-nella-scales
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP28523 · 3AKJGLDR1HSJJ6339
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
83072256 Nov 2, 2024 NM 3 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP28523 · 3AKJGLDR1HSJJ6339
0 — No
81967234 Jun 20, 2024 AZ 1 SAN SIMON AZ
FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP28523 · 3AKJGLDR1HSJJ6339
2 393.9(a), 395.24 No
81100039 Mar 7, 2024 AZ 2 SAN SIMON AZ
FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP91035 · 1FUJGLDRXBSBC1675
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
81035202 Feb 29, 2024 AZ 3 EHRENBERG AZ
FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP91035 · 1FUJGLDRXBSBC1675
3 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 395.22H4-ELDBRODS, 395.22H2-ELDNISDT No
80816969 Jan 31, 2024 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALES
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP30882 · 1FUJGLBG7CSBS0474
1 396.5(a) Yes
80153567 Nov 9, 2023 CA 1 BLACK ROCK PLATFORM SCALE
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP91035 · 1FUJGLDRXBSBC1675
2 393.9(a), 393.45(d) No
79622986 Sep 7, 2023 TX 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
TX RGM0638 · 1M1AE06Y91W008907
3 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(c), 393.83(g) No
79322794 Aug 3, 2023 CA 1 BLACK ROCK PLATFORM SCALE
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP30882 · 1FUJGLBG7CSBS0474
0 — No
79250931 Jul 26, 2023 CA 1 BLACK ROCK PLATFORM SCALE
FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP30882 · 1FUJGLBG7CSBS0474
3 393.205(a), 393.9(a), 396.3(a)(1) Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
COMMON
MC893679
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 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.

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
Mar 24, 2020 MC893679-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jul 9, 2018 MC893679 NC REVOCATION NC →
Feb 23, 2015 MC893679-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (14 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0076929 91X Sep 19, 2025 On file ACTIVE
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0076929 BIPD/Primary Feb 28, 2024 Sep 19, 2025 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0076929 BIPD/Primary Feb 28, 2024 Oct 22, 2025 CANCELLED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0076929 BIPD/Primary Feb 28, 2023 Feb 28, 2024 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0123773001 BIPD/Primary Sep 10, 2020 Feb 28, 2023 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0123773001 BIPD/Primary Feb 28, 2020 Sep 10, 2020 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 6 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 22, 2020 to Feb 28, 2020
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN249267 BIPD/Primary Jan 18, 2020 Feb 22, 2020 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN249267 BIPD/Primary Feb 17, 2019 Jan 18, 2020 CANCELLED
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CTM398990 BIPD/Primary Aug 13, 2018 Feb 17, 2019 CANCELLED
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CTM398990 BIPD/Primary Feb 17, 2018 Aug 13, 2018 NAME CHANGED
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CAM412783 BIPD/Primary Feb 17, 2017 Feb 17, 2018 CANCELLED
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CAM411160 BIPD/Primary Feb 17, 2016 Feb 17, 2017 CANCELLED
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CTM396661 BIPD/Primary Feb 17, 2015 Feb 17, 2016 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 22, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Feb 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Feb 28, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Sep 10, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Aug 26, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Mar 24, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Mar 2, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Mar 2, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. Feb 22, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Feb 22, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 6 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 28, 2020)
  12. Jan 18, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Dec 31, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Feb 17, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  15. Feb 15, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Aug 13, 2018
    insurance
    NAMECHG — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  17. Jul 12, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Feb 17, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  19. Feb 16, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Feb 21, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Feb 17, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  22. Feb 17, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  23. Feb 12, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BLACK ROCK PLATFORM SCALE CA 3 1
SAN SIMON AZ AZ 2 1
EHRENBERG AZ AZ 1 0
CACHE CREEK SCALES CA 1 1
NEEDLES AREA CA 1 0
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY NM 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection/repair/maintenance - general Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.205(a) Wheel/rim defective Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45(d) Brake tubing/hoses inadequate Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(c) Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Hours of Service 1 0
396.5(a) Oil/grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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How to verify SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
  2. Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC

Is SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC an active motor carrier? ▾
Yes. SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2481676 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC's safety rating? ▾
SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC had? ▾
11 roadside inspections are on file for SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC's out-of-service rate? ▾
SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC's peak out-of-service rate is 50.0% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC based? ▾
SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 7749 LOCUST AVE, FONTANA, California 92336. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC have valid operating authority? ▾
Yes. SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC893679). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC operate? ▾
SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC self-reports 1 power unit and 1 driver on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC had any crashes? ▾
No FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for SMARTRANS EXPRESS INC. Reportable crashes (those involving a fatality, injury requiring medical transport, or a tow-away) are tracked in MCMIS and updated continuously.

About FMCSA carrier records

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