CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC
DBA 3 LOGISTICS
USDOT 3784563MC-Docket MC1356033SAN DIEGO, CA
Review before tendering11 power units
CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3784563) in SAN DIEGO, 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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 2025-11-05 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.31
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.31
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.12
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
2
Injuries
1
Crashes
73
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 11
- Total drivers
- 13
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 5.9%
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 2025-11-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-09-18
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
115
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
202
Violations
20
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-16 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-08-26
CA
2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
83 | 6 | 2026-03-10 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
29 | 1 | 2026-01-27 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
27 | 1 | 2026-05-06 |
Hours of service 395
|
8 | 3 | 2024-08-05 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2025-02-26 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-06-03 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 0 | 2026-02-10 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Driver Fitness | Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Driver Fitness | Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamp(s) amber | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic Hose Abraded (Chafed) | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom. | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - missing. | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) obscured | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-03-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5-HL | — | — |
2026-02-10 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Z | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
2026-02-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-01-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2026-01-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2026-01-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
2025-11-24 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-11-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Z | — | — |
2025-11-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-11-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-10-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALBV | — | — |
2025-07-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-07-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11C-LSLA | — | — |
2025-07-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-06-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-06-03 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5-HL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHHC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3E3-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3E3-MC | — | — |
2025-05-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2025-05-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
2025-04-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
2025-04-03 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LFTSM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SASMD | — | — |
2025-04-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
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