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VIC KALSEN TRUCKING, CORPORATION

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 · Aug 1, 2025
Policy effective · Jul 22, 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 · 974 days Dec 1, 2022 → Aug 1, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Canal Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING 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 — VIC KALSEN TRUCKING, CORPORATION (USDOT 3680721)
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 · 974 days — Dec 1, 2022 → Aug 1, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Canal Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3680721/
As of: Aug 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3680721 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Based in PALM SPRINGS, CA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235425 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 ↓
  • Physical street 1833 S ARABY DR UNIT 39 APT 39 → 1833 S ARABY DR UNIT 39 · Aug 30, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE · Aug 30, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-carrier
  • Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE · Aug 30, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist
  • DBA VIC KALSEN TRUCKING → — · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Legal Name VIC KALSEN → VIC KALSEN TRUCKING, CORPORATION · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3680721
In FMCSA records since Jul 16, 2021 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1362563
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 2,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (818) 456-7021
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1833 S ARABY DR UNIT 39
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3680721
In FMCSA records since Jul 16, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13
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 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 33.33% 100% —
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
2
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 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

VIC KALSEN TRUCKING, CORPORATION had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 12.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NM (2) and CA (1).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (100.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner and Wese are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 235,425 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 235,425 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
100%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,425 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 1, 2022 to Aug 1, 2025 (974 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 5 tracked changes on record. · 1 address change · 2 authority-status changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 1833 S ARABY DR UNIT 39 APT 39 1833 S ARABY DR UNIT 39
      Seen 10 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 30, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE
      Seen 3 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 30, 2026 fmcsa-motus-carrier
    • Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE
      Seen 3 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 30, 2026 fmcsa-motus-authhist
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA VIC KALSEN TRUCKING —
      FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name VIC KALSEN VIC KALSEN TRUCKING, CORPORATION
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2026-02 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations
2 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
New Mexico (NM) 2 2 100.0% Apr 6, 2026
California (CA) 1 1 100.0% Aug 13, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Wese 3
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 1 — 5.00 5 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 12.00 12 — 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 (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88707054 Aug 13, 2026 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP64623 · 3AKJGLD59FSGD1260
5 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.209D-STBSP, 393.60C Yes
87524394 Apr 6, 2026 NM 2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP64623 · 3AKJGLD59FSGD1260
3 — Yes
87138866 Feb 24, 2026 NM 1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP64623 · 3AKJGLD59FSGD1260
2 393.75A3, 396.5B-HLIW Yes
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1362563
Active
Granted Jul 24, 2026
View full authority record →
common
MC1362563
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

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
Aug 6, 2025 MC1362563-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jul 17, 2025 MC1362563 NC REINSTATEMENT NC →
Nov 1, 2022 MC1362563-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Canal Insurance Company CT2522811405 BMC-91X — Jul 22, 2026 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA861009098 91X $750,000 Nov 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA861009098 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Nov 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA861009098 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 974 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 1, 2022 to Aug 1, 2025
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA MMT H25549090 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2022 Dec 1, 2022 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Jul 24, 2026
    authority
    Inactive — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  3. Jul 22, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Nov 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Aug 6, 2025
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  6. Dec 7, 2022
    authority
    Inactive — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  7. Dec 7, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  8. Dec 1, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA
  9. Dec 1, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 974 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 1, 2025)
  10. Nov 1, 2022
    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
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY NM 2 2
DESERT HILLS IF CA 1 1
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Authority Records
  • Docket MC1362563
    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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