AMERICAN SCISSOR LIFT INC

AMERICAN SCISSOR LIFT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 17 power units and 25 drivers, based in Stockton, CA. Across 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 7.40% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 47.6% vs peer 13.3% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — AMERICAN SCISSOR LIFT INC (USDOT 2848500)
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 — Driver 7.40% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 47.6% vs peer 13.3%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2848500/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2848500 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DAVID M. BUTLER Company officer 2: MICHAELH J MELTHRATLER Machinery / Large Objects Construction Other Based in STOCKTON, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 7.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 47.6% vs peer median 13.3% (worse). n=60699 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.

  • Physical street 3847 DUCK CREEK DRIVE → 3847 DUCK CREEK DR · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
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 2848500
In FMCSA records since Feb 12, 2016 (~10y)
Company officer DAVID M. BUTLER
Company officer 2 MICHAELH J MELTHRATLER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Construction, Other
Fleet size 17 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 600,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
3847 DUCK CREEK DR
STOCKTON, CA 95215
Mailing
3847 DUCK CREEK DRIVE
STOCKTON, CA 95215
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2848500
In FMCSA records since Feb 12, 2016 (~10y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 600,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 47.6% vs 23.4% +24.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 7.4% vs 6.7% +0.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.93 vs 1.80 -0.87
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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 Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 17 0
Trailers 25 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 48 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 27 27 0
OOS inspections 2 7 0
OOS percentage 7.41% 25.93%
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
17
Drivers
25
Inspections
48
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
47.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
3 all-time
Authorities
0
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

AMERICAN SCISSOR LIFT INC had 27 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

27 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (27 stops).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (46.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 9 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 17 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 25 drivers; International, Dako, and Lanl are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 47.6% 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 60,699 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–26 power units (±50% of this carrier's 17 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
7.4%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 60,699 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +7.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
47.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
13.3%
Median across 60,699 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +34.3 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. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 3847 DUCK CREEK DRIVE 3847 DUCK CREEK DR
      Seen 16 times · first Aug 4, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2023-10 2026-08

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) 27 9 33.3% Aug 26, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 27
Dako 15
Lanl 8
Ford 7
Peterbilt 5
Freightliner 3
Jcbsn 2
Trim 2
Airt. 1
Airto 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 0.07 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 3 1.62 2 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 13 5.00 5 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 (48 rows) View all 48 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88802395 Aug 26, 2026 CA 3 CONVOY ST NO SR-52
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLS2 No
88698066 Aug 12, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2-SLLDL, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEWA1 Yes
88564246 Jul 29, 2026 CA 2 NIMITZ IF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.75B-TFV, 393.9A-LFTSI No
88487037 Jul 22, 2026 CA 1 GILROY IF
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88425865 Jul 15, 2026 CA 3 SANTA FE SPRINGS AREA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP, 392.2-SLLLR No
88155816 Jun 15, 2026 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.48A-BMBCHE No
88044167 Jun 3, 2026 CA 3 GILROY IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87577200 Apr 13, 2026 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87091669 Feb 18, 2026 CA 2 NIMITZ IF
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-ATIS Yes
86794791 Jan 8, 2026 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.47E, 393.53B-B Yes
85942323 Sep 25, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85247769 Jul 14, 2025 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
85062379 Jun 23, 2025 CA 3 SOUTHPORT AT RAMCO ST
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84940922 Jun 12, 2025 CA 2
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
84888046 Jun 5, 2025 CA 2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84688200 May 14, 2025 CA 2 ca-n/b-santa-nella-platform-scale
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Yes
84493399 Apr 22, 2025 CA 1 ca-3950-e/b-interstate-80
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLDL No
84309061 Apr 1, 2025 CA 2 MISSION GRADE IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9A-LTSIR, 391.41A-MCPVI No
84210423 Mar 19, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.207A-SAPPAS Yes
84194831 Mar 14, 2025 CA 2 CONTRA COSTA AREA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84195946 Mar 12, 2025 CA 3 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84082518 Mar 5, 2025 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 391.41A, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
83873313 Feb 12, 2025 CA 3 SAN ONOFRE IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
83408958 Dec 10, 2024 CA 3 NIMITZ IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83370834 Dec 10, 2024 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA2522502735 Jul 21, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA2302500367 Jul 11, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA3401800866 Feb 16, 2018 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 9 1
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.130(c) Improper restraint/securement of item Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
173.24(c) Packaging not authorized by the Hazardous Materials Regulations Hazardous Materials 1 0
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 1
393.106(d) Insufficient aggregate working load limit Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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