GREGG ALLEN MCELHANEY

DBA MCELHANEY TRUCKING
USDOT 2097557MC-Docket MC731658VALLEY SPRINGS, CA
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GREGG ALLEN MCELHANEY (USDOT 2097557) in VALLEY SPRINGS, 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 (UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-17) — 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 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 5 times, most recent 2025-10-17 — 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.7
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.57
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.76

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
13
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
7
Years in business
16
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7.1%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
28.6%Above national

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 2025-10-17
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-08-27
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

20
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
35
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-17 → 2026-06-10.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-12-04 CA 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-06 CA 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
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
15 7 2026-06-10
Unsafe driving 392
10 1 2026-06-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 2 2026-06-10
Hours of service 395
4 2 2026-05-11

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-03-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain OOS
2025-03-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-03-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2024-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2024-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2024-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
2024-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 10 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-06-10 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BNMH OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-05-11 CA · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-03-30 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-01-29 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
2025-03-18 CA · Level 3 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD OOS
Hours of service 395 8D5-HOSF
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
2025-01-13 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2024-10-03 CA · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(a)
2024-05-15 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2024-01-23 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-17 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)

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