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CATO'S GENERAL ENGINEERING INC

USDOT 2626426 • 37368 ELM ST, NEWARK, CA, 94560

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,626,426
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
California
Phone
5103143435
Power Units (MCS-150)
1
Drivers (MCS-150)
1
Physical Address
37368 ELM ST, NEWARK, CA, 94560
Contact
Phone: 5103143435

Risk Signals1 flagged

MEDIUM
Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 42.9%
National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 19.5 percentage points above average.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

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Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
1%
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance
3%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
21
Violations
26
9 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
42.9%
Above nat'l avg (23.4%)
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
1
Drivers (MCS-150)
1
Crash Records
1

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

May
1
Jun
3
Jul
Aug
1
Sep
Oct
Nov
1
Dec
Jan
3
Feb
Mar
Apr
1
May
Jun
3
Jul
1
Aug
1
Sep
2
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
1
Feb
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 21 of 21 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 21 inspections

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Violation Summary (26 violations from 21 inspections)

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Violation Summary (26 violations from 21 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued608Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEWA1Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued308Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.9(a)Inoperable required lamps323Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLSROperating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75B-TFVTire tread depth insufficient (steer)107Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A3-ATISTires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL11—Driver Fitness
FMCSR:392.2-SLLDLOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEWA2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued118Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLMFOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.60DGlazing/window obstructions104Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-CDLMECoupling - Semi-Trailer loose mounting missing or ineffective fasteners or insecure latch (excluding fifth wheel and pintle hooks)11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LSLIWRInoperable required lamps113Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45B2-B-AIRBrake tubing/hoses inadequate107Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:383.23(a)(2)CDL - wrong class118Driver Fitness

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
42.9%vs nat'l 23.4%
+19.5 pts above avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
1.24vs nat'l 1.80
-0.56 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (21 inspections)

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Inspection History (21 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Feb 26, 202687168007NIMITZ IFCALevel 2CAT STRAIGHT TRUCK3392.2-SLLEWA1, 393.75B-TFV, 393.75A3-ATISYes
Oct 23, 202586162807RoadsideCALevel 2FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK3383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLDL, 392.2-SLLSRYes
Oct 16, 202586099873NIMITZ IFCALevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLEWA2Yes
Sep 27, 202585945455RoadsideCALevel 3PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLMFNo
Aug 21, 202585586739NIMITZ IFCALevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLEWA1No
Jul 15, 202585259180NIMITZ IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 14, 202585260099NIMITZ IFCALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 2, 202585170615MISSION GRADE IFCALevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK2393.75A3-TAOL, 393.60DYes
May 10, 202584659355N/B NIMITZ CVEFCALevel 2WSTR TRUCK TRACTOR2392.2-SLLEWA1, 396.3A1-CDLMEYes
Feb 27, 202584017963NIMITZ IFCALevel 1PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LSLIWRYes
Feb 18, 202583923197NIMITZ IFCALevel 1CAT STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.45B2-B-AIRNo
Feb 18, 202583913154NIMITZ IFCALevel 1CAT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 31, 202483519939MISSION GRADE IFCALevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 25, 202482761164WALNUT CRK PLTFM SCALESCALevel 2FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 25, 202482221202RoadsideCALevel 3NORS SEMI-TRAILER2392.2, 383.23(a)(2)Yes
Jul 22, 202482230494CORDELIA IFCALevel 1FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK3393.9(a), 392.2Yes
Jul 15, 202482156232SB SCALES NIMITZCALevel 3CAT STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2No
Jun 11, 202481848051WALNUT CREEK PSCALevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2No
Oct 24, 202380032384NIMITZ IFCALevel 1FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 22, 202379477836I-680 NB MISSION GRADE SCALESCALevel 1PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 10, 202379126612RoadsideCALevel 2FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.9(a)Yes

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

18 total · 44.4% OOS
2024-062026-02
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

NIMITZ IF9 · 3 OOS
MISSION GRADE IF2 · 1 OOS
N/B NIMITZ CVEF1 · 1 OOS
SB SCALES NIMITZ1
WALNUT CREEK PS1
CORDELIA IF1 · 1 OOS
WALNUT CRK PLTFM SCALES1
I-680 NB MISSION GRADE SCALES1

Violations by BASIC category

Unsafe Driving14 · 1 OOS
Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS

Recent Crashes

1 crash record from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
1
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Tow-Aways
1

Crash History (1 records)

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Crash History (1 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Jul 20, 2018CATOW00————

Compliance Timeline

1 event merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Jul 20, 2018
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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