SOUTH BAY MOVING SYSTEMS INC

DBA: SOUTHBAY MOVING SYSTEMS

SOUTH BAY MOVING SYSTEMS INC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 12 drivers, based in Salinas, CA. Across 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 7.7% 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 motor carrier of household goods.

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 6, 2026
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 4.10% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 The Hanover Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SOUTH BAY MOVING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 2967929)
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 4.10% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — The Hanover Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2967929/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2967929 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARIO REYES General Freight Household Goods Based in SALINAS, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 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 4.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 5% vs peer median 5% (neutral). n=106698 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 −4 (12 → 8) · Sep 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Authority status Motor Carrier of Household Goods:INACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Household Goods:ACTIVE · Sep 13, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing · 1 cargo

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2967929
In FMCSA records since Feb 1, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC1213784
Company officer MARIO REYES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 12
Annual mileage 500,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
220 GRIFFIN ST
SALINAS, CA 93901
Mailing
4400 KELLER AVE SUITE 375
OAKLAND, CA 94605
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2967929
In FMCSA records since Feb 1, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 500,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 5.0% vs 23.4% -18.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.1% vs 6.7% -2.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.23 vs 1.80 -0.57
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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 2026-09-09 (8 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 4 0 0
Trailers 12 0 0
Trucks 8 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 85 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 26 26 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 3.85% 3.85%
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
8
Drivers
12
Inspections
85
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
5.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
3
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

SOUTHBAY MOVING SYSTEMS had 26 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 7.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

26 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (17) and WA (3).

Violation profile

7.7% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (6.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 17 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 12 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 12 drivers; Hino, Mack, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 106,698 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,698 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
5%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5%
Median across 106,698 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

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

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Authority status Motor Carrier of Household Goods:INACTIVE Motor Carrier of Household Goods:ACTIVE
      fmcsa-motus-authhist
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 12 8
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Sep 9, 2026 Sep 9, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (26 months)

2023-09 2025-10

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) 17 2 11.8% Oct 15, 2025
Washington (WA) 3 0 0.0% Jul 2, 2025
Colorado (CO) 2 0 0.0% Jul 20, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Sep 18, 2024
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Jun 1, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Apr 9, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 1 0 0.0% Oct 20, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 24
Mack 21
Hyundai Translead 5
Freightliner 4
Kenworth 4
International 3
Isuzu 3
Ford 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 3 0.47 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 0.19 0 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 10 2.54 3 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 (85 rows) View all 85 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86118166 Oct 20, 2025 NM 2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86100784 Oct 15, 2025 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85828713 Sep 17, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85805640 Sep 16, 2025 CA 2 CASTAIC CVEF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85750518 Sep 2, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85624098 Aug 19, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.75A1-TFBMF, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
85625388 Aug 16, 2025 CA 1 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LHLI No
85282016 Jul 20, 2025 CO 3 GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85132632 Jul 2, 2025 WA 1 RIDGEFIELD WA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84841900 Jun 1, 2025 NC 3 nc-nash-county,-i-95,-n
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84747331 May 16, 2025 CA 1 GILROY IF
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84617572 May 2, 2025 CA 1 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84361703 Apr 9, 2025 AL 3 VALLEY AL
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84172652 Mar 16, 2025 CA 2 RAINBOW IF
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSOA No
83960458 Feb 10, 2025 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLDL, 392.2-SLL No
83832184 Feb 8, 2025 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLDL No
83695151 Jan 23, 2025 CA 1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLUCR Yes
83552784 Jan 6, 2025 CO 2 MONUMENT CO
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.81-H, 393.9A-HLLH, 395.3A3II No
83550200 Jan 2, 2025 CA 1 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
83528914 Jan 2, 2025 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLSR, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.11A1-LHLM No
83432807 Dec 17, 2024 WA 1 DU PONT WA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.81-H, 395.24 No
83281342 Nov 22, 2024 CA 2 CORDELIA IF
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83139325 Nov 8, 2024 CA 1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82935223 Oct 16, 2024 WA 2 GIG HARBOR WA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.9A-LHLI, 392.2-SLLTCD No
82923050 Oct 15, 2024 CA 1 GILROY IF
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.25E-L No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▲ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA7402200785 Nov 22, 2022 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (3 dockets)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Jun 9, 2026 MC1213784 Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) INACTIVE
Unknown MC1213784 common INACTIVE
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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
Apr 2, 2021 MC1213784-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (30 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 CA876101614 BMC-91X Oct 6, 2026 On file ACTIVE
The Hanover Insurance Company IHWM466101 BMC-34 Jul 27, 2026 On file ACTIVE
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. TCP0003762 CARGO Jul 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2026 CANCELLED
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. TCP0003762 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2026 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Feb 14, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Feb 14, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Apr 17, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Jul 13, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Jul 13, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Dec 28, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Dec 28, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2024 Apr 17, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2023 Sep 27, 2023 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2023 Sep 27, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2023 Jun 23, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2023 Sep 27, 2023 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2023 Jun 23, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP2025437 CARGO Sep 27, 2023 Dec 1, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1933942 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2023 Dec 1, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 6, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  2. Sep 25, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  3. Sep 9, 2026
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Household Goods
    Details →
  4. Sep 6, 2026
    authority
    Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Household Goods
    Details →
  5. Sep 3, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  6. Aug 26, 2026
    authority
    Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  7. Jun 9, 2026
    authority
    Inactive — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  8. Mar 23, 2026
    authority
    REVOKED — HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Mar 23, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. Mar 13, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.
  11. Jul 14, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jul 13, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jul 13, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Jun 16, 2025
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  15. Apr 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Apr 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Apr 10, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Feb 14, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Feb 14, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Feb 4, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Dec 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Dec 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Dec 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Dec 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Dec 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Nov 25, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Sep 27, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Sep 27, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Jun 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  30. Jun 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Jun 5, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  32. Dec 7, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Sep 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
  34. Sep 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  35. Sep 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Sep 27, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 17 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 6 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 3 0
393.30 Improper battery installation Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
395.8(a) No drivers record of duty status when one is required Hours of Service 2 0
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current Hours of Service 2 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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