THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC

USDOT 2985865MC-Docket MC1021637SAN LEANDRO, CA
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THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2985865) in SAN LEANDRO, 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 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-31) — 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.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available (rate rests on a stale MCS-150 mileage self-report).
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-10-31 — 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.
  • MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
  • 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.5
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.43
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.51

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
1
Crashes
51
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
10
Total drivers
7
Years in business
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
3.8%
Vehicle OOS rate
32.6%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
4 times last 2025-10-31
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-06-26Stale (>24 mo)
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

83
Inspections
34
OOS inspections
225
Violations
49
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-02 → 2026-06-12.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-11-12 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Snow

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
104 29 2026-06-08
Unsafe driving 392
67 7 2026-05-21
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
41 9 2026-04-07
General safety regulations 390
8 0 2025-10-08
CDL standards 383
3 3 2026-02-23
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2024-02-08
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-05-07

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp missing
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-02-23 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-09-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-09-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Rear Impact Guards - All other CMV's manufactured after December 31 1952 inadequate or missing
2025-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator
2025-07-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-07-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-07-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
2025-07-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-06-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-06-20 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2025-06-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-06-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-06-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-06-16 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking

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.

2026-06-08 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2026-05-26 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2026-05-21 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-05-18 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-05-18 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-04-08 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-04-07 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
2026-03-20 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2026-03-04 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LLPL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-02-23 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
2026-01-14 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-01-13 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B-TFV
2025-10-10 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-10-08 CA · Level 1 8 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
General safety regulations 390 3E3-MC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-09-30 CA · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-09-26 CA · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
2025-08-29 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSAD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-08-20 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 86B1-RIG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-08-16 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-08-06 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-07-14 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
2025-07-10 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-07-01 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-06-20 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-06-16 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS

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