GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

DBA GREAT AMERICAN WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
USDOT 4064815MC-Docket MC600257SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA
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GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 4064815) in SANTA FE SPRINGS, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-05-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-09) — 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 9 times, most recent 2026-04-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 2 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.31
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.53
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.75

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
44
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
18
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
15
Total drivers
17
Years in business
3
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
8.9%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
23.3%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
9 times last 2026-04-09
Physical address
2 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-02-12
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-05-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

70
Inspections
20
OOS inspections
132
Violations
28
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-21 → 2026-06-03.

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
62 16 2026-05-19
Unsafe driving 392
33 2 2026-05-19
General safety regulations 390
13 0 2025-11-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
10 2 2026-05-19
Hours of service 395
6 5 2025-10-16
Safety fitness procedures 385
3 1 2025-03-05
Driver qualifications 391
2 1 2024-02-05
Operating authority / leasing 376
2 0 2024-02-05
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-05-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-12-05 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2025-12-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-10-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-09-30 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
2025-09-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-09-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2025-07-20 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-05-21 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction OOS
2025-05-21 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-05-21 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-05-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-05-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-05-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-05-19 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. OOS
2025-05-19 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-05-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-05-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches OOS
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-04-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS
2025-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS

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.

2026-05-19 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
2026-05-18 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
2026-04-22 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-04-06 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
2026-03-24 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201B-FR
2026-03-04 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR
2026-02-18 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2026-02-03 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2025-12-05 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2025-11-03 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
General safety regulations 390 21TE2IV-D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
2025-10-16 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F3-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201B-FR
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2025-10-02 CA · Level 1 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2025-09-30 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-09-16 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-08-01 NV · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-07-22 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-07-22 CA · Level 5 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2025-07-22 CA · Level 5 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-07-20 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
General safety regulations 390 21TE2IV-D
2025-05-28 NV · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-05-21 AZ · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
CDL standards 383 95A-LCDL OOS
2025-05-19 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-05-19 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM OOS
2025-04-18 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-04-16 CA · Level 2 4 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TBSP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23-LEU OOS
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS

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