CATALINA EXPRESS LLC

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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
Policy effective · Oct 15, 2024
Review these
  • 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.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 13.8% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.9% vs peer 16.7% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CATALINA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4297940)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 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.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 13.8% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.9% vs peer 16.7%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4297940/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4297940 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: HARVEY HETTINGA General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Grain / Feed / Hay Other (OTHER) Based in CORCORAN, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 13.8% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 22.9% vs peer median 16.7% (worse). n=22619 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.

  • Physical street 3142 AVE 136 → 3142 AVENUE 136 · Aug 20, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4297940
In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2024 (~1y)
MC / docket MC1682145
Company officer HARVEY HETTINGA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Grain / Feed / Hay, Other (OTHER)
Fleet size 45 units
Drivers 50
Contact & address
Physical
3142 AVENUE 136
CORCORAN, CA 93212-9779
Mailing
3142 AVE 136
CORCORAN, CA 93212
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4297940
In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2024 (~1y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 22.9% vs 23.4% -0.5 pts
Driver OOS Rate 13.8% vs 6.7% +7.1 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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
Truck tractors 45 0 0
Trailers 30 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 1 1 2
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 77 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 77 77 0
OOS inspections 11 15 0
OOS percentage 14.29% 19.48%
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
45
Drivers
50
Inspections
77
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
22.9%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
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

CATALINA EXPRESS LLC had 77 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 29.9%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

77 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (74) and NV (3).

Violation profile

29.9% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 45 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 50 drivers; Kenworth, West, and Ttc are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 22.9% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 22,619 ACTIVE carriers operating 22–68 power units (±50% of this carrier's 45 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
13.8%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 22,619 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +13.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
22.9%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 22,619 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 3142 AVE 136 3142 AVENUE 136
      Seen 4 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 20, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (21 months)

2024-10 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 74 22 29.7% Aug 18, 2026
Nevada (NV) 3 1 33.3% Jun 1, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 57
West 18
Ttc 9
Peterbilt 7
Wmark 7
Wese 6
Westm 5
Wmar 3
Trln 2
Trailer 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 4 0.52 1 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 2 0.18 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 11 1.02 1 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 8 1.48 1 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 27 4.75 5 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 (77 rows) View all 77 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88740888 Aug 18, 2026 CA 3 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8F1-HOSM, 392.2-SLLSR No
88734244 Aug 18, 2026 CA 2 SR-14 N/B PIT SCALES
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.43D-BIPBS No
88637493 Aug 7, 2026 CA 3 MT. PASS IF 2 395.8D3-HOSF, 395.8D11-HOSF No
88346704 Jul 7, 2026 CA 1 MT. PASS IF 5 Yes
88324267 Jul 4, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF 0 No
88322081 Jul 4, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF 1 Yes
88201519 Jun 20, 2026 CA 2 VISALIA AREA 4 Yes
88008657 Jun 1, 2026 NV 2 SLOAN CHECKSITE 7 Yes
87981313 May 28, 2026 CA 3 SAN BERNARDINO 1 No
87973161 May 27, 2026 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 No
87400102 Mar 25, 2026 CA 2 HANFORD AREA 6 Yes
87386548 Mar 23, 2026 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 No
86941555 Jan 29, 2026 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 No
86556033 Dec 9, 2025 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86472499 Dec 1, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86453973 Nov 30, 2025 CA 3 CASTAIC IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86354133 Nov 11, 2025 CA 2 MOUNTAIN PASS
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 No
86270857 Nov 5, 2025 CA 2 ca-n/b-sr-99-jno-sr-119
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
11 Yes
86303289 Oct 27, 2025 CA 2 MOUNTAIN PASS
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86303181 Oct 27, 2025 CA 1 ca-mt.-pass-if
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 Yes
86161609 Oct 20, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86050571 Oct 13, 2025 CA 3 DELANO
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 No
86036024 Oct 9, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
8 Yes
86041829 Sep 24, 2025 NV 3 NV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85845311 Sep 19, 2025 CA 2 ca-n/b-sr-99-jso-hosking-ave
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
5 Yes
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA4802600209 Jan 30, 2026 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA4302500228 May 23, 2025 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
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
Nov 15, 2024 MC1682145-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY CFP36834 91X $1,000,000 Oct 15, 2024 On file ACTIVE
Zenith Insurance Company CFP36834 BMC-91X Oct 15, 2024 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 15, 2024
    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
Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page
Field change history
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Authority Records
  • Docket MC1682145
    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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