M S CARRIERS INC

M S CARRIERS INC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 4 drivers, based in Stockton, CA. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% 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 MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and 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
Coverage resumed · Sep 18, 2017
Policy effective · Sep 14, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 191 days Mar 11, 2017 → Sep 18, 2017
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, 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 — M S CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2799971)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 191 days — Mar 11, 2017 → Sep 18, 2017

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2799971/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2799971 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MANJINDER SINGH General Freight Household Goods Dry Bulk Beverages Paper Products Based in STOCKTON, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274437 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.

  • Power Units +1 (1 → 2) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +1 (3 → 4) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2799971
In FMCSA records since Sep 16, 2015 (~11y)
MC / docket MC935206
Company officer MANJINDER SINGH
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods, Dry Bulk, Beverages, Paper Products
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 120,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
3063 STANLEY DRIVE
STOCKTON, CA 95212
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2799971
In FMCSA records since Sep 16, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 120,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.11 vs 1.80 -1.69
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
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-09-25 (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 2 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
2
Drivers
4
Inspections
13
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 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

M S CARRIERS INC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 15.0.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Freightliner, Great Dane, and Hyundai Translead are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 274,437 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 11, 2017 to Sep 18, 2017 (191 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 3 4
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1 2
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 12, 2026 Jun 12, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 6 0 0.0% Sep 11, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Jan 9, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Aug 21, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 1 0 0.0% Aug 17, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 9
Great Dane 8
Hyundai Translead 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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 14.66 15 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 2.09 2 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88970047 Sep 11, 2026 CA 2 ANTELOPE E/B
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88723838 Aug 17, 2026 LA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87694406 Apr 27, 2026 CA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLS3 No
87547156 Apr 10, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.45B2-B-AIR, 396.5B-L, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86760613 Jan 9, 2026 AR 3 VAN BUREN AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86376767 Nov 16, 2025 CA 2 ca-mt.-pass-j.p.o.e.-c.v.e.f.
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86376106 Nov 13, 2025 CA 2 ca-mt.-pass-if
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85567951 Aug 21, 2025 IL 3 I-80
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83357948 Dec 9, 2024 CA 1 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB No
79485558 Aug 23, 2023 NV 1 OSINO WEST CHECKSITE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79261686 Jul 26, 2023 CA 3 DONNER PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
78832376 Jun 6, 2023 NV 2 SLOAN CHECKSITE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78601200 May 10, 2023 CA 1 DONNER PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 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 PDF
Oct 4, 2018 MC935206 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Sep 25, 2017 MC935206-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 20, 2015 MC935206-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company TSAMCA-0000423 BMC-91X Sep 14, 2025 On file ACTIVE
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSAMCA-0000423 91X $750,000 Sep 14, 2025 On file ACTIVE
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN292919 BIPD/Primary Sep 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2025 REPLACED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS104049 BIPD/Primary Sep 14, 2019 Sep 14, 2020 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS093468 BIPD/Primary Oct 4, 2018 Sep 14, 2019 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS093468 BIPD/Primary Sep 14, 2018 Nov 6, 2018 NAME CHANGED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS093468 BIPD/Primary Sep 14, 2018 Oct 4, 2018 REPLACED
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC A-ONE2017-1410 BIPD/Primary Sep 18, 2017 Dec 2, 2017 CANCELLED
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC A-ONE2017-1410 BIPD/Primary Sep 18, 2017 Sep 18, 2018 CANCELLED
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC A-ONE2017-1410 BIPD/Primary Sep 18, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 191 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 11, 2017 to Sep 18, 2017
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG CAHR10094 BIPD/Primary Oct 10, 2016 Mar 11, 2017 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. CP5299336-5 BIPD/Primary Sep 13, 2016 Oct 21, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. CP5299336-5 BIPD/Primary Sep 13, 2016 Oct 10, 2016 REPLACED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. CP5299336-5 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. CP5299336-5 BIPD/Primary Feb 12, 2016 Jul 13, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. CP 5299336-5 BIPD/Primary Oct 7, 2015 Feb 12, 2016 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 14, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 14, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Sep 14, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  4. Sep 14, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  5. Sep 11, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Nov 6, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  7. Oct 5, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Oct 4, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  9. Sep 21, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Sep 18, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
  11. Dec 2, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
  12. Nov 29, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Sep 25, 2017
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  14. Sep 18, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
  15. Mar 20, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Mar 20, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  17. Mar 11, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
  18. Mar 11, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 191 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 18, 2017)
  19. Oct 21, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
  20. Oct 12, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Oct 10, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
  22. Sep 19, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Sep 13, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
  24. Jul 15, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Jul 13, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
  26. Feb 12, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
  27. Feb 3, 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
DONNER PASS IF CA 2 0
VAN BUREN AR AR 1 0
ANTELOPE E/B CA 1 0
CASTAIC IF CA 1 0
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 1 0
I-80 IL 1 0
OSINO WEST CHECKSITE NV 1 0
SLOAN CHECKSITE NV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0

Related Records

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