GILL CARGO EXPRESS INC

USDOT 3037281MC-Docket MC042732BAKERSFIELD, CA
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GILL CARGO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3037281) in BAKERSFIELD, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-05-10 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-29) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-08-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.11
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.71
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.26
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.84

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
24
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
12
Years in business
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
8.3%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
12.5%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
4 times last 2025-08-29
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-16
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2022-05-10
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

26
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
27
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-01-03 → 2026-06-03.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-07-18 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Hours of service 395
8 1 2025-12-27
Unsafe driving 392
7 0 2025-04-07
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
6 2 2025-12-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 0 2025-12-27
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-09-18

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-12-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2025-06-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain OOS
2025-05-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-05-03 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-04-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron
2025-04-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2025-04-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2024-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-10-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2024-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-10-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron
2024-10-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2024-10-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2024-09-18 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2024-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-12-27 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H3
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-12-03 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-09-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
2025-06-28 LA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD OOS
2025-05-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
2025-04-07 AZ · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-01-30 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-12-27 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2024-10-31 OK · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2024-10-22 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD Conviction of a Different Charge
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD Conviction of a Different Charge
2024-10-18 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2024-10-10 AZ · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2024-10-08 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-09-18 NM · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2

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