CTL CARGO INC

USDOT 3621978MC-Docket MC1237582MODESTO, CA
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CTL CARGO INC (USDOT 3621978) in MODESTO, 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-02) — 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 and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-07-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • 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 10.11
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.28
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.75

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
0
Crashes
22
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
5
Years in business
5
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

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

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
5 times last 2025-07-02
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-08-06
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

38
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
61
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-02-17.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
24 2 2025-06-28
Hours of service 395
17 0 2025-03-28
Unsafe driving 392
13 1 2025-11-19
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 0 2025-11-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-11-19 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-09-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-06-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2025-06-28 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-03-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Obstructed
2025-03-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2024-12-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper lane change
2024-08-21 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper tractor protection valve OOS
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-05-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 19 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-11-19 IA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-09-02 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-08-18 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2025-06-28 IL · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2
2025-04-03 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
2025-03-28 AZ · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2024-12-12 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLILC
Hours of service 395 22F
2024-05-10 IA · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 22(g)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43(a) OOS
2024-02-26 PA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-22 MO · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2024-02-16 NV · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
2023-12-28 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(3)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
2023-11-14 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-11-14 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2023-11-14 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2023-11-14 CA · Level 3 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(e)
Hours of service 395 24(d)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8
2023-09-23 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-29 CA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 34(a)(1)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-06-13 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS

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