CAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3035784 · Doing business as CALIFORNIA CARTAGE EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (166 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Out-of-service rate23.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)14 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 8 years ago
- Linked registrations14 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 3035784 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-41929 |
| Legal Name | CAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC |
| DBA Name | CALIFORNIA CARTAGE EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8776343777 |
| Address | 2 COOPER STREET, Camden, NJ, 08102 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A I Transport | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
| MARKEL CORPORATION | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2024-02-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2017-09-15 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2017-09-15 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 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 | 323 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 23.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 14 total (0 fatal, 9 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-04-17 — NC — towaway
- 2026-04-13 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-27 — NC — towaway
- 2026-01-07 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-23 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (132), 16 (131), 15 (27).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
14 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 85840 · USDOT 157596 · USDOT 196019 · USDOT 1486168 · USDOT 2032778
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) | 166 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 166 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 16,309,103 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-FEB-26 |
CAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC operates 166 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NJ.
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