NORTHERN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 548611
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (202 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate9.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)10 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 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 | 548611 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-178289 |
| Legal Name | NORTHERN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2096643800 |
| Address | 2700 WEST MAIN STREET, Turlock, CA, 95380-9537 |
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 Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-07-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-07-01 | — |
| AGCS Marine Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2010-05-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1995-05-12 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
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 | 258 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 10 total (2 fatal, 8 with injuries, 10 towaway) |
- 2026-06-02 — CA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-22 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-08 — CA — towaway
- 2026-01-13 — CA — towaway
- 2025-10-23 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (24), 51 (22), 20 (16).
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) | 202 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 170 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 10,022,262 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-FEB-26 |
NORTHERN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION INC operates 202 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.
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