SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC

SAN DIEGO, 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
Policy effective · Aug 25, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 72.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4442964)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 72.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4442964/
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 4442964 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ General Freight Based in SAN DIEGO, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 30, 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 72.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195718 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 4442964
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 2025 (~1y)
MC / docket MC1749745
Company officer FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 173,533 mi
Contact & address
Physical
9375 CUSTOMHOUSE PLZ STE E
SAN DIEGO, CA 92154
Mailing
511 E SAN YSIDRO BLVD PMB 726
SAN YSIDRO, CA 92173-3150
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4442964
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 2025 (~1y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 173,533 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 72.7% vs 23.4% +49.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.05 vs 1.80 +1.25
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
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 20 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 20 20 0
OOS inspections 1 10 0
OOS percentage 5% 50%
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
5
Drivers
5
Inspections
20
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
72.7%
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

SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC had 20 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 14.0.

Inspection profile

20 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (18) and AZ (2).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (32.7% of violations).

Fleet profile

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

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 72.7% 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 195,718 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,718 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
72.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,718 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +72.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2025-10 2026-08

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) 18 9 50.0% Aug 11, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 2 1 50.0% Mar 11, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 14
Kenworth 3
Peterbilt 3
Remo 3
Stoughton 3
Great Dane 2
Stri 2
Trim 2
Font 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.29 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 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 19 13.63 14 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 (20 rows) View all 20 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88674191 Aug 11, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 385.337B-OOSO, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
88229869 Jun 23, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.100B-C, 391.11B2-Q, 393.207A-STBW Yes
87652651 Apr 21, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 95A4-EEUS, 45B2-B-AIR No
87387013 Mar 23, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.60C No
87280153 Mar 11, 2026 AZ 2 BUCKEYE AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.17C-PI, 393.78A-WS, 393.55E-B No
87230015 Mar 3, 2026 CA 1 OTAY MESA IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.3A1-ALBV No
87021056 Feb 10, 2026 CA 1 OTAY MESA IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
8 393.75A1-TAOBETA, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Yes
86981765 Feb 5, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
86951589 Feb 2, 2026 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 392.2-SLLSR, 393.11B-CSURR, 393.9A-LHLI No
86908878 Jan 23, 2026 CA 3 OTAY MESA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLSR No
86687077 Dec 29, 2025 CA 3 OTAY MESA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
86686670 Dec 29, 2025 CA 2 OTAY MESA IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.3A1-AABRF50, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86670170 Dec 24, 2025 CA 2 OTAY MESA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86502004 Dec 6, 2025 AZ 2 YUMA AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.78A-WS, 393.11A1-CSURR Yes
86449342 Nov 24, 2025 CA 1 SAN ONOFRE NB IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.45D-BHTC, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-HLLH Yes
86387320 Nov 19, 2025 CA 2 RAINBOW IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9A-HLLH, 390.21TB2-DOT No
86173119 Oct 27, 2025 CA 2 SAN ONOFRE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45D-BHTC Yes
86172003 Oct 27, 2025 CA 1 OTAY MESA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
18 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.207A-SAPPCBLM Yes
86144407 Oct 21, 2025 CA 1 OTAY MESA IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.207A-SAPPCBLM, 396.5B-L, 393.45D-BAAL Yes
86101221 Oct 18, 2025 CA 3 OTAY MESA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLUCR No
Authority Records (1 docket)
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
Aug 29, 2025 MC1749745-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCA-65084-01 91X $1,000,000 Aug 25, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 7, 2026
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  2. Aug 29, 2025
    authority
    GRANTED — ENTERPRISE
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
OTAY MESA IF CA 9 4
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 7 4
BUCKEYE AZ AZ 1 0
YUMA AZ AZ 1 1
RAINBOW IF CA 1 0
SAN ONOFRE NB IF CA 1 1
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