DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
USDOT 217295
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (280 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAce American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate5.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 42 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 217295 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-159736 |
| Legal Name | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 15172442409 |
| Address | 500 HOGSBACK RD, Mason, MI, 48854-8523 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19891207) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Ace American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2016-07-31 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2016-07-31 | — |
| AGCS Marine Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2010-04-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1983-09-09 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1983-09-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 187 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-02-11 — MI — towaway
- 2026-01-28 — FL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-11-07 — TX — towaway
- 2025-11-04 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-15 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (12), 7 (12), 12 (8).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 280 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 248 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 14,039,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-APR-25 |
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA operates 280 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
Other carriers in Mason, MI
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATION — USDOT 19970, 51 power units
- LIQUID TRANSPORT TRUCKING — USDOT 256232, 43 power units
- CAUSIE CONTRACTING INC — USDOT 289501, 32 power units
- DART CONTAINER CORPORATION — USDOT 157543, 26 power units
- H W JONES & SONS INC — USDOT 195519, 13 power units
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