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SAWA LOGISTICS LLC

OAKLAND, CA

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 7, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 · Jul 16, 2021
Common (Property) reinstated · Jul 21, 2021
Policy effective · Jul 16, 2025
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 60 days May 17, 2021 → Jul 16, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 58 days Inactive May 24, 2021 → reinstated Jul 21, 2021
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — SAWA LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2879498)
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:
  • Prior insurance gap · 60 days — May 17, 2021 → Jul 16, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 58 days — Inactive May 24, 2021 → reinstated Jul 21, 2021

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2879498/
As of: Oct 7, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2879498 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: YOSIEF W GHEBRE General Freight Other Based in OAKLAND, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 7, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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=232185 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2879498
In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 2016 (~10y)
MC / docket MC1078300
Company officer YOSIEF W GHEBRE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 98,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (415) 845-6537
Email: [email protected]
Physical
5301 TELEGRAPH AVE APT 105
OAKLAND, CA 94609
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2879498
In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 2016 (~10y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 98,000 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 0.17 vs 1.80 -1.63
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $750,000 · WN403241
Effective Jul 16, 2025
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 2021-07-21 (1,906 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
Trailers 0 0 1

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 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 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67% —
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
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
Authorities
1
1 active

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 232,185 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 232,185 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 232,185 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 24, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021 (58 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 17, 2021 to Jul 16, 2021 (60 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-01 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
New Mexico (NM) 3 1 33.3% Jul 19, 2026
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% May 23, 2025
Oregon (OR) 1 0 0.0% Jul 9, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 10
Great Dane 3
Hyundai Translead 3
Stoughton 1
Wabash National 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 — Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 4.15 4 — Oct 5, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88460761 Jul 19, 2026 NM 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP35068 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
0 — No
88424996 Jul 15, 2026 NM 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP35068 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
88358668 Jul 9, 2026 OR 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP35068 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
3 393.11B-CSURR, 393.67C7V-F, 396.17C-PI No
87017080 Nov 15, 2025 NM 2 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP35068 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
0 — No
84904474 May 23, 2025 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP35068 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
1 392.2-SLLED No
84019142 Mar 3, 2025 CA 1 200 BURMA RD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
ID AN3545 · 3AKJHHDR6LSLL6854
0 — No
81282249 Apr 4, 2024 NV 3 SLOAN CHECKSITE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP38539 · 3AKJHHDR5JSJJ0737
0 — No
81232181 Mar 29, 2024 CA 2 ca-n/b-i-5-at-stockdale-on-ramp
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP38539 · 3AKJHHDR5JSJJ0737
2 392.2 No
81211219 Mar 18, 2024 CA 2 MOUNTAIN PASS
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP38539 · 3AKJHHDR5JSJJ0737
0 — No
80689839 Jan 21, 2024 CA 2 EASTBOUND
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP38539 · 3AKJHHDR5JSJJ0737
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA6452500600 Feb 13, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1078300
Active
—
View full authority record →
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
Aug 6, 2021 MC1078300 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jul 21, 2021 MC1078300-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jun 19, 2020 MC1078300-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
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN403241 91X $750,000 Jul 16, 2025 On file ACTIVE
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. SMC1807784 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2024 Jul 16, 2025 CANCELLED
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. SMC1807784 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2023 Jul 16, 2024 CANCELLED
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. SMC1807784 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2022 Jul 16, 2023 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0002823-00 BIPD/Primary — Aug 3, 2021 Jul 16, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0002823-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2021 Sep 8, 2021 NAME CHANGED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0002823-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2021 Aug 3, 2021 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 60 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 17, 2021 to Jul 16, 2021
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN274848 BIPD/Primary — Jun 12, 2020 May 17, 2021 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 16, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Jul 3, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Jul 16, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  4. Jun 28, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jul 17, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Jul 16, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  7. Jul 16, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jul 12, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Sep 8, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Aug 5, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Aug 3, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jul 21, 2021
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. May 24, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. May 24, 2021
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  15. May 24, 2021
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 58 days (through Jul 21, 2021)
  16. May 17, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. May 17, 2021
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 60 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 16, 2021)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
200 BURMA RD CA 1 0
CACHE CREEK SCALES CA 1 0
EASTBOUND CA 1 0
MOUNTAIN PASS CA 1 0
ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY NM 1 0
SLOAN CHECKSITE NV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0

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