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MARANATHA EXPRESS INC

CARSON, CA

DBA: NS TRANSPORT

MARANATHA EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Carson, CA. Across 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 14.3% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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
Policy effective · Oct 17, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 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 — MARANATHA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2768992)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2768992/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2768992 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ISRAEL PALACIOS CACERES General Freight Intermodal Containers Other Based in CARSON, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233788 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • DBA — → NS TRANSPORT · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2768992
In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)
MC / docket MC1130418
Company officer ISRAEL PALACIOS CACERES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Intermodal Containers, Other
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 70,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (213) 270-4871
Email: [email protected]
Physical
9 YELLOW BOOT LANE
CARSON, CA 90745
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2768992
In FMCSA records since Jul 1, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 70,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.86 vs 1.80 -0.94
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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 2020-08-21 (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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 14.29% —
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

NS TRANSPORT had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 14.3%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 13.0.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (6) and NV (1).

Violation profile

14.3% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Hyundai Translead, and CIMC are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 233,788 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 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA — NS TRANSPORT
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-03 2026-09

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%
Unsafe Driving
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 6 1 16.7% Jul 7, 2026
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Sep 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 8
Hyundai Translead 3
CIMC 2
Dunh 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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 12.85 13 — 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 (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89034960 Sep 18, 2026 NV 2 SLOAN I-15 NB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9H31313 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
0 — No
88342247 Jul 7, 2026 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9H31313 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
7 393.47E, 393.48A-BMBCBD, 392.2-SLLSR No
86247825 Nov 3, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP75026 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
4 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-HWSL, 393.47E Yes
85740223 Sep 9, 2025 CA 3 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP75026 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
0 — No
85588320 Aug 23, 2025 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP75026 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
1 392.2-SLLSR No
84355502 Apr 4, 2025 CA 3 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP75026 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
1 392.2-SLLSOA No
83719795 Jan 22, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9H05552 · 3AKJGLDR5LSLT2428
0 — No
81274394 Mar 30, 2024 CA 3 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP75026 · 3AKJGLD55GSHG4728
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA5801900108 Jan 10, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1130418
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 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.

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 22, 2022 MC1130418 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Aug 21, 2020 MC1130418-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA987937959 91X $750,000 Oct 17, 2024 On file ACTIVE
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. TP-4331640 BIPD/Primary — Oct 17, 2022 Oct 17, 2024 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0001837-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 29, 2022 Oct 17, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0001837-01 BIPD/Primary — Oct 17, 2021 Jul 29, 2022 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0001837-01 BIPD/Primary — Oct 17, 2021 Oct 17, 2021 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0001837-01 BIPD/Primary — Oct 17, 2021 Aug 24, 2022 NAME CHANGED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0001837-00 BIPD/Primary — Oct 17, 2020 Oct 17, 2021 CANCELLED
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. TP-4330081 BIPD/Primary — Aug 7, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 CANCELLED
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. TP-4330081 BIPD/Primary — Aug 7, 2020 Oct 17, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 17, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Oct 11, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Oct 17, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Oct 7, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Aug 24, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Aug 3, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jul 29, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Oct 17, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Oct 17, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Oct 8, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Nov 24, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  12. Oct 17, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  13. Aug 21, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GRAPEVINE IF CA 4 1
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 3 0
SLOAN I-15 NB NV 1 0

Related Records

California carriers Carson carriers UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. 8 inspections 1 reportable crash
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