BLACK DRAGON TRUCKING INC

BLACK DRAGON TRUCKING INC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 7 drivers, based in Riverside, CA. Across 4 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 THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for 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
Policy effective · Nov 6, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, 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 — BLACK DRAGON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3489944)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3489944/
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 3489944 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: EVA XIA Company officer 2: ZHAOYANG WEI General Freight Intermodal Containers Based in RIVERSIDE, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 5% (worse). n=106849 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
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3489944
In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1148269
Company officer EVA XIA
Company officer 2 ZHAOYANG WEI
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Intermodal Containers
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 229,007 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5750 MAPLEVIEW DR
RIVERSIDE, CA 92509
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3489944
In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 229,007 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.50 vs 1.80 -0.30
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-11-16 (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 8 0 0
Trailers 0 0 160

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 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
8
Drivers
7
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
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

BLACK DRAGON TRUCKING INC had 4 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 vehicle_maint at 16.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (4 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 7 drivers; Volvo, CIMC, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 106,849 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,849 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5%
Median across 106,849 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-04 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) 4 0 0.0% Sep 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 4
Hyundai Translead 2
CIMC 1
Freightliner 1
Pana 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 4.28 4 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 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 16.33 16 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 (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88964680 Sep 10, 2026 CA 2 MT. PASS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 390.21TC-MC, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86556438 Dec 12, 2025 CA 2 CASTAIC IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84866796 Jun 3, 2025 CA 1 WB PERALTA SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45D-B No
82837878 Oct 3, 2024 CA 3 ca-peralta-scales--e/b
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2 No
81368717 Apr 16, 2024 CA 1 SOUTH LOS ANGELES
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2, 393.47(e), 393.75(c) Yes
78281846 Apr 5, 2023 CA 1 ANAHEIM 0 No
Authority Records (1 docket)
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
Nov 16, 2020 MC1148269-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY TC-CRO001804-25 91X $750,000 Nov 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY TC-CRO-001658-24 BIPD Feb 8, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 CANCELLED
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY TC-CRO-001658-24 BIPD Nov 6, 2024 Feb 8, 2025 CANCELLED
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) CCA-0019155-01 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2023 Nov 6, 2024 CANCELLED
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) CCA-0019155-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2022 Nov 6, 2023 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-103783-02 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2021 Nov 6, 2022 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-103783-01 BIPD/Primary Apr 19, 2021 Nov 6, 2021 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-103783-01 BIPD/Primary Nov 6, 2020 Apr 19, 2021 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 7, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Nov 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Feb 8, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Nov 6, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Nov 6, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
  6. Nov 13, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Nov 6, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
  8. May 28, 2023
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  9. Nov 7, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Nov 6, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Nov 8, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Nov 6, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 19, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Mar 25, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Nov 16, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ANAHEIM CA 1 0
CASTAIC IF CA 1 0
MT. PASS IF CA 1 0
SOUTH LOS ANGELES CA 1 1
WB PERALTA SCALE CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 1
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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