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SAAB EXPRESS INC

SACRAMENTO, CA

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 · Apr 9, 2026
Policy effective · May 7, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • 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 · 365 days Apr 9, 2025 → Apr 9, 2026
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file Southlake 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 — SAAB EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2989924)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • 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 · 365 days — Apr 9, 2025 → Apr 9, 2026

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file — Southlake Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2989924/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2989924 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Other (ROCK SAND DIRT GRAVEL) Based in SACRAMENTO, CA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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=325713 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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units −2 (5 → 3) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 8252 CRICHTON WAY → 9831 AMISHA WAY · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city ELK GROVE → SACRAMENTO · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2989924
In FMCSA records since Mar 27, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC1142394
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other (ROCK SAND DIRT GRAVEL)
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 100,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (916) 544-2547
Email: [email protected]
Physical
9831 AMISHA WAY
SACRAMENTO, CA 95758-8028
Mailing
8252 CRICHTON WAY
ELK GROVE, CA 95758-8028
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2989924
In FMCSA records since Mar 27, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 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
3
Drivers
4
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
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

SAAB EXPRESS INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (6 stops).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Mack, Freightliner, and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 325,713 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,713 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 325,713 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 Apr 9, 2025 to Apr 9, 2026 (365 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 8252 CRICHTON WAY 9831 AMISHA WAY
      Seen 81 times · first May 25, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city ELK GROVE SACRAMENTO
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 5 3
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-01 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 6 1 16.7% Aug 26, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 4
Freightliner 2
Kenworth 1
Peterbilt 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 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 1.61 2 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 3.40 3 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88811553 Aug 26, 2026 CA 3 SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 51467L3 · 1XKDD49X8FJ421405
0 — No
88535971 Jul 28, 2026 CA 2 CAMINO SCALE
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 48604Y3 · 1M1AW09Y2GM011421
2 392.9A2-C, 393.11A1-LSML Yes
84471427 Apr 22, 2025 CA 1 SIERRA COLLEDGE AT OLD AUBURN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 31830P2 · 1NPCLK0X1KD236531
0 — No
83502417 Dec 30, 2024 CA 3 SOUTH SAC AREA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 48604Y3 · 1M1AW09Y2GM011421
0 — No
82914320 Oct 15, 2024 CA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 48604Y3 · 1M1AW09Y2GM011421
2 392.2 No
82770961 Sep 25, 2024 CA 3 AUBURN AREA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 48604Y3 · 1M1AW09Y2GM011421
1 392.2 No
82289987 Aug 2, 2024 CA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 10830M3 · 3AKJGLDR8DSFD1313
2 393.9(a), 392.2 No
80661330 Jan 19, 2024 CA 3 AUBURN AREA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 10830M3 · 3AKLGLDR8DSFD1313
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA2602100055 Jan 16, 2021 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA2522003717 Oct 9, 2020 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA2522002260 Jun 27, 2020 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA2201901338 Oct 8, 2019 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA2521802556 Jun 9, 2018 CA 0 5 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1142394
Active
Granted Sep 24, 2020
View full authority record →
common
MC1142394
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC1142394 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 24, 2020 MC1142394-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
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
Southlake Specialty Insurance Company DRPCA102029 BMC-91X — May 7, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPCA102029 BIPD/Primary $750,000 May 7, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPCA102029 91X $750,000 May 7, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DRPCA102029 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 9, 2026 Jun 3, 2026 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 365 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 9, 2025 to Apr 9, 2026
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CLCA10086 BIPD/Primary — Mar 10, 2025 Apr 9, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CLCA10086 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2024 Mar 10, 2025 REPLACED
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CLCA10086 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2024 Apr 6, 2025 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA6700117 BIPD/Primary — Sep 2, 2020 Apr 9, 2024 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 3, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 8, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. May 7, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 10, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  5. Apr 9, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Apr 9, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Apr 9, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 365 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 9, 2026)
  8. Apr 8, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  9. Apr 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Mar 10, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 9, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  12. Sep 24, 2020
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
AUBURN AREA CA 2 0
CAMINO SCALE CA 1 1
SIERRA COLLEDGE AT OLD AUBURN CA 1 0
SOUTH SAC AREA CA 1 0
SR-14 NB PIT SCALE CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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