ABSOLUTE WEST CORP

DBA HARBOR DIVISION
USDOT 2141826MC-Docket MC195568RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA
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ABSOLUTE WEST CORP (USDOT 2141826) in RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1995-11-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 34 times, most recent 2022-04-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.13
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.28

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
126
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
19
Total drivers
16
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
12.6%

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
34 times last 2022-04-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-04
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1995-11-29
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

290
Inspections
29
OOS inspections
177
Violations
33
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-14 → 2026-04-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-02-10 CA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
100 26 2025-12-13
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
13 0 2025-07-12
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2024-08-03
Hours of service 395
2 0 2025-12-08
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
1 0 2025-12-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Accessories improperly attached
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Accessories improperly attached
2025-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2025-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-12-08 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding
2025-12-08 Vehicle Maintenance Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps handholds or deck plates
2025-12-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Coupling - Upper coupler plate has a crack or gap caused by corrosion
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Leaking hub
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Leaking hub
2025-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201D-FR
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201D-FR
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-13 CA · Level 5 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-12-12 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2025-12-08 NV · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399 211-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203E-CBP
Hours of service 395 8H5-HOSM
Hours of service 395 24C2III-ELDSDN
2025-10-28 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WRAWFLMIB
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
2025-07-12 CA · Level 5 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A4-PBME
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5-HL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL

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