TOP DOGG TRANSPORT INC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
- FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
- 2 active operating authorities
- Active insurance on file DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · BMC-91X Details →
- BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TOP DOGG TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2778556) 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 50.0% vs peer 0.00% On file: • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2778556/ As of: Sep 2, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=325247 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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
- Drivers +1 (3 → 4) · Aug 8, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE · Aug 30, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-carrier
- Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE · Aug 30, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist
3 active liability filings · 1 cargo
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-07-01 (65 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceDB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Policy effective Jul 1, 2026
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Process AgentTruck Process Agents of America, Inc.BOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC924828ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
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| Truck tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 5 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
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| Inspections | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 60% | — |
| 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%).
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.
TOP DOGG TRANSPORT INC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 60.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.
5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (5 stops).
60.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (100.0% of violations).
The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Freightliner and Cimr are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 325,247 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 2 authority-status changes
Record Changes
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Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVESeen 3 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 30, 2026 fmcsa-motus-carrier
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Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVESeen 3 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 30, 2026 fmcsa-motus-authhist
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Drivers 3 4FMCSA Company Census
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Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| California (CA) | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | Sep 1, 2026 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Freightliner | 4 | |
| Cimr | 1 | |
| Font | 1 | |
| Peterbilt | 1 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | — | 4.00 | 4 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88871218 | Sep 1, 2026 | CA | 2 | OXNARD |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 392.9A2-C, 392.2-SLLLR | Yes |
| 86074041 | Oct 15, 2025 | CA | 1 | SOUTH LA |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 86061218 | Oct 15, 2025 | CA | 1 | SOUTH LA |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.75A3-TAOL | Yes |
| 85498015 | Aug 14, 2025 | CA | 1 | SOUTH LA |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2-SLLSR | No |
| 84845788 | May 30, 2025 | CA | 2 | ca-n/b-us-101-conejo-if |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.9A-LSLI | Yes |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF 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 | |
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| Jul 13, 2020 | MC924828-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Metadata only |
| Aug 6, 2015 | MC924828-C | Original MC Certificate | Certificate | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA000283213 | BMC-91X | — | Jul 1, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-12 | BMC-35 | — | Jul 1, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-12 | 91X | $750,000 | Jul 1, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-12 | BIPD/Primary | $750,000 | Jul 1, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-11 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 1, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-10 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2023 | Jul 1, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-09 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 1, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-08 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 1, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-07 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 1, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-06 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2019 | Jul 1, 2020 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-05 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2018 | Jul 1, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-04 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2017 | Jul 1, 2018 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-03 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2016 | Jul 2, 2017 | CANCELLED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-03 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 1, 2016 | Jul 1, 2017 | REPLACED |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | CCA-0002832-02 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 21, 2015 | Jul 1, 2016 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Aug 5, 2026insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 1, 2026
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Jul 1, 2026insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 3, 2025
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Jul 1, 2025insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 2, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 1, 2023insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 1, 2022insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jun 29, 2022
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Jul 1, 2021insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jun 28, 2021
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Jul 13, 2020
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Jul 7, 2020
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Jul 7, 2020authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jul 1, 2020insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 2, 2019
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Jul 1, 2019insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 2, 2018
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Jul 1, 2018insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 2, 2017insuranceTERM/CANCL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jul 1, 2017insuranceTERM/REPL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
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Jun 30, 2017
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Jul 5, 2016
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Jul 1, 2016insuranceCANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
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Docket MC924828
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BMC-91X policy on file
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Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.
BOC-3 process agent · 128,670 carriers served
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5 inspections
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