CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC

USDOT 2178733MC-Docket MC756581WILMINGTON, CA
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CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC (USDOT 2178733) in WILMINGTON, 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.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2013-09-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-16) — 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.
  • 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 17 times, most recent 2025-06-16 — 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.21
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.62
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.09

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
21
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
16
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
7
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
9.5%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
47.6%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
17 times last 2025-06-16
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-08
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2013-09-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

39
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
66
Violations
23
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-27 → 2026-03-23.

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
49 17 2026-03-23
Unsafe driving 392
8 0 2024-11-19
Drug & alcohol testing 382
2 2 2025-02-07
Hours of service 395
2 2 2025-02-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2025-07-09
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2024-09-19
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-03-15

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-01-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area OOS
2026-01-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-01-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-08-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2025-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS
2025-07-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-07-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-03-15 Driver Fitness Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver OOS
2025-02-07 Controlled Substances/​Alcohol Drugs/Other Substances - Operating a CMV while recorded as prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions. OOS
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2025-02-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. OOS
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2024-11-19 Controlled Substances/​Alcohol Drugs/Other Substances - Operating a CMV while recorded as prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions. OOS
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2024-09-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-ply or belt material exposed
2024-09-19 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2024-09-19 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper breakaway or emergency braking
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-05-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 24 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-23 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BMBCBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-03-18 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2026-01-21 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TFBMF OOS
2025-08-14 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-08-13 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-07-09 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
2025-07-08 CA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-03-15 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A OOS
2025-02-07 CA · Level 1 8 viols· 6 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Drug & alcohol testing 382 15-SSF OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
2024-11-19 CA · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Drug & alcohol testing 382 501A-SSF OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2024-10-09 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2024-09-19 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(1)
2024-08-29 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2024-07-18 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
2024-05-17 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-14 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-11 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 7
2024-02-09 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-12-07 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
2023-10-30 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
2023-10-05 AZ · Level 2 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 8
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
2023-06-29 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-06-29 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2023-06-27 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS

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