CALIFORNIA GRINDING SPECIALTIES INC
USDOT 1340701 · Doing business as AUSTIN ENTERPRISE
Active, intrastate (non-hazmat) carrier, mid-size fleet (30 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate26.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1340701 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | CALIFORNIA GRINDING SPECIALTIES INC |
| DBA Name | AUSTIN ENTERPRISE |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6615891001 |
| Address | 1100 JAMES ROAD, Bakersfield, CA, 93308 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 15 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 26.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-08-28 — CA — towaway
- 2024-06-27 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-11-10 — CA — towaway
- 2023-11-07 — CA — towaway
- 2023-08-10 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 3 (4), 51 (4), 12 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 30 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 37 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | — |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-DEC-23 |
CALIFORNIA GRINDING SPECIALTIES INC operates 30 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CA.
Nearby
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