WEST COAST CONTAINER SERVICES INC

USDOT 2141508MC-Docket MC745238LYNWOOD, CA
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WEST COAST CONTAINER SERVICES INC (USDOT 2141508) in LYNWOOD, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-04-29) — 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 7 times, most recent 2024-04-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • 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.

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
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.8
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.19

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
15
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
19
Total drivers
15
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
6.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
46.2%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
7 times last 2024-04-29
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-06
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

21
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
23
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-10-17 → 2026-01-20.

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
14 9 2025-12-11
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-04-30
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-07-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2024-02-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-07-03 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2025-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2024-10-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-10-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-10-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-07-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material OOS
2024-07-05 Vehicle Maintenance Failure to ensure intermodal container securement
2024-06-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-12-11 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2025-07-03 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2025-05-01 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-04-30 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2024-10-29 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2024-07-05 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(4) OOS
2024-06-05 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
2024-03-12 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-21 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2024-01-04 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-10-17 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS

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