ADAMS AND SONS TRANSPORTATION INC

Joins 10 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 30, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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 15.4% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ADAMS AND SONS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2755211)
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 15.4% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2755211/
As of: Sep 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2755211 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TOLIVER ADAMS Company officer 2: TREVER ADAMS General Freight Other Based in RIVERSIDE, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 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 15.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195514 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: 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 2755211

In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer TOLIVER ADAMS

Company officer 2 TREVER ADAMS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Other

Fleet size 5 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 190,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (714) 994-5004

Email: [email protected]

Physical

12155 MAGNOLIA AVE #1A

RIVERSIDE, CA 92503

Mailing

P O BOX 7727

RIVERSIDE, CA 92513

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2755211

In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 190,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 15.4% vs 23.4% -8.0 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.60 vs 1.80 -1.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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	3	1
Trailers	9	2
Trucks	1	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	10	10	0
OOS inspections	0	2	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)

15.4%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 15.4% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 195,514 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,514 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

15.4%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,514 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +15.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2024-02 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

6 violations

1 OOS · 16.7%

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	10	2	20.0%	Sep 24, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		15
Hyundai Translead		1
Trim		1
Trlm		1
Utility		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	—	Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	2.15	2	—	Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89086680	Sep 24, 2026	CA	1	W/B PERALTA SCALE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F21026 · 1HSHXSNR6FH712533	10	393.207A-SAPPAS, 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.47E	Yes
86999473	Feb 6, 2026	CA	1	ca-i-15-n/b-rainbow-cvef	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
86636654	Dec 19, 2025	CA	2	ca-w/b-peralta-scale	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
85955094	Oct 3, 2025	CA	1	NB CARSON SCALES	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
85871046	Sep 23, 2025	CA	1	WB PERALTA SCALE	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	1	393.9A-LHLI	No
85058528	Jun 18, 2025	CA	1	ca-rainbow-if-s.b	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G84498 · 3HSDZAPR5RN517789	3	393.9A-LIL, 393.55E-B	No
84702489	May 13, 2025	CA	1	RAINBOW IF	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 29716T3 · 1HTEUMML2PS388503	0	—	No
84171380	Mar 19, 2025	CA	1	CASTAIC IF	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
83770427	Jan 30, 2025	CA	1	RAINBOW IF	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	2	393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45D-B	Yes
83231134	Nov 21, 2024	CA	2	405 NB CARSON SCALES	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
81810564	Jun 6, 2024	CA	1	WB PERALTA SCALE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F21026 · 1HSHXSNR6FH712533	2	393.75(a)(2), 393.9(a)	Yes
81810397	Jun 4, 2024	CA	1	RAINBOW IF	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	1	392.2	No
81652165	May 14, 2024	US	1	FALLBROOK CA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	1	393.201(b)	No
81425699	Apr 22, 2024	CA	2	ca-e/b-91-peralta-scales	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 31989Y2 · 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No
80897816	Feb 19, 2024	CA	2	ca-e/b-91-peralta-scales	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F21026 · 1HSHXSNR6PH712533	2	393.9(a)	No
78461773	Apr 26, 2023	CA	1	WB PERALTA SCALE	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAMMMML5FL035884	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA6751802322	Apr 11, 2018	CA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
CA6751719841	Oct 4, 2017	CA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
RAINBOW IF	CA	3	1
WB PERALTA SCALE	CA	3	1
405 NB CARSON SCALES	CA	1	0
CASTAIC IF	CA	1	0
NB CARSON SCALES	CA	1	0
W/B PERALTA SCALE	CA	1	1
FALLBROOK CA	US	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.201(b)	Bolts securing cab broken/loose/missing	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(a)(2)	Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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