Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1796909· MC653833· CARRIER· EIN 85-0800257

TOP EIGHT CARRIER INC

3001 GILMAN RD, EL MONTE, CA, 91732(626) 329-2995 cmorales6770@gmail.comCARLOS MORALES

Vetting snapshot

Authority

Active

operating authority

Insurance

$750K BIPD

MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Vehicle OOS

33.3%

above 22% national avg

Driver OOS

37.5%

above 6.7% national avg

Crashes 24mo

clean

Red flags

1 flag

see details below

/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score

Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 37.5% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC653833

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common

Active

Contract

None

Broker

None

Authorized for: Property

Liability (BIPD)

$750K on file

$750K required

Cargo

Not on file

not required

Bond / surety

Not on file

not required

Insurance filings

ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 04/09/2026

MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy TSATCA-0003195-00

Authority history (16) ▾

03/13/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2026)

03/13/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/2025)

05/07/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2020)

03/19/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/13/2020)

03/13/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2019)

06/15/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED

03/13/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2017)

03/14/2016COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/06/2016)

03/13/2015COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/13/2015)

05/09/2014COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2014)

05/09/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (04/06/2018)

04/01/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (04/07/2014)

06/17/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/29/2010)

03/15/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/24/2010)

02/16/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2010)

08/21/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (08/23/2010)

Insurance history10 insurers on record

Filing timeline (33) ▾

HYUNDAI MARINE & FIRE INS CO LTD (US BRANCH)$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2025 → 04/09/2026
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2024 → 04/09/2025
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/09/2022 → 05/10/2024
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/09/2022 → 04/09/2024
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/30/2020 → 11/09/2022
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KName Changed
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2020 → 06/09/2020
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2020 → 04/30/2020
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2019 → 04/15/2020
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2019 → 04/09/2020
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 08/24/2018 → 04/09/2019
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 06/08/2018 → 08/24/2018
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2017 → 06/08/2018
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2016 → 04/09/2017
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2015 → 04/09/2016
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 04/09/2014 → 04/09/2015

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle9 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%

Driver8 inspections · 37.5% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

9 inspections · 43 violations (8 OOS) · 36% of inspections had an OOS finding.

Inspections

Violations

OOS violations

Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 4 states

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Safety trends & next-run projection

Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.

Latest inspection 2026-08-04 Official measures from Sep 2026 runno new inspections since the run yet

BASIC scorecard 1 over the intervention line

Unsafe

—

too few

HOS

—

too few

Driver Fit

—

too few

Ctrl Subst

clean

line 80%

Veh Maint

≈83%

line 80%

Crash

pending

Time machine— see this carrier as of any past monthSep 26Latest

Sep 2026 run

Sep 24 actual projectedSep 26

Unsafe Driving

Not enough data to rank

▲ +0.77

Now · official

13.12

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

13.89

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 3 inspections with an Unsafe Driving violation

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Hours-of-Service Compliance

Not enough data to rank

▲ +0.05

Now · official

0.88

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.93

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 3 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Driver Fitness

Not enough data to rank

▼ -1.04

Now · official

2.22

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

1.18

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 5 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Vehicle Maintenance

Over intervention line

▼ -0.20

Now · official

9.42

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

9.22

estimate

Est. percentile over 80%

72–87%

best▲ 80% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Crash Indicator

Percentile pending

Est. coming

Crashes 24mo

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-aways

Per 100 PUs

FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).

Out-of-service ratenat: veh 22% · drv 6.7%

33.3%vehicle

37.5%driver

Inspection volumerolling 24-mo

9inspections

“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 83% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing19 violations · 3 OOS (24 mo)

Lighting / lamps1 OOS10 viol64%

393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative1× · 14%
393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 13%
393.11B-CSRIGRRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 19932× · 12%

Brakes3 viol16%

393.55C2-BAir Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates1× · 9%
393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 3%
393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 3%

Inspection / repair / DVIR1 viol9%

396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 9%

Wheels / rims1 OOS3 viol7%

392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective2× · 4%
396.5-HLHubs - Leaking hub1× · 3%

What to do

Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight

Projected estimatecould improve up to 44 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 37.5% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do

Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

Clean

Where the violations are

Vehicle Maintenance 71%Unsafe Driving 14%Other 14%

Focus here first

1Vehicle Maintenance

5 violations · 71% of recent

393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
393.55C2-BAir Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates
396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection

Do this

Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion

2Unsafe Driving

1 violation · 14% of recent

392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV

Do this

Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
Hands off the phone; always belt up

3Other

1 violation · 1 OOS · 14% of recent

391.11B4-CLHAMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate · OOS

Do this

Track CDL, medical card, and endorsement expirations ahead of time
Keep the DQ file complete and the medical card on the driver

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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

178

CSA points

Crashes

States

cleanviolOOS

Inspections (11)

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

7 trailer 2 truck 1 other

2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 10×

3AKJHHDR3LSKZ6846· ZP29382 CA

2022 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 2×

5V8VA5321NM204784· 5036745 ME

2012 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×

1JJV532D5CL676480· 4UR5865 CA

1999 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×

1UYVS2531XP778518· 4TE2447 CA

2014 KENWORTH T680

1XKYD49XXEJ410163· XP18667 CA

TRIM

2MN01JAH081005057· 4JR4712 CA

2008 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer

1UYVS25308P388916· 4JF9195 CA

2005 WABASH Wabash National Corporation

1JJV532W65L906158· 4RT7495 CA

2008 WABASH Wabash National Corporation

1JJV532W58L165358· 4WC7164 CA

2003 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A53293S593243· 4WC7165 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units

on file (MCS-150)

Drivers

2 hold a CDL

Annual mileage

0.2M mi

reported 2025

Recordable crash rate

0.00

per million miles

How far they run · drivers by operating lane

Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers

Company officer: CARLOS MORALES
Operation: Interstate
Registered since: 2008-07-31
Last MCS-150 update: 2026-04-17
Census status: Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 62 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

Connected carriers

Fleet-transfer links

Activity history

47 events

04/17/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2025)
04/09/2026Insurance filed — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TSATCA-0003195-00
04/09/2026Insurance cancelled — HYUNDAI MARINE & FIRE INS CO LTD (US BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy HICA-1-25-102466
03/13/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2026)
04/09/2025Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0023373-00
03/13/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/10/2025)
05/10/2024Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN326248
04/09/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN326248
11/09/2022Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN285404
06/09/2020Insurance name changed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN285404
05/07/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2020)
04/30/2020Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN285404
04/15/2020Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0067934
04/09/2020Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0067934
03/19/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/13/2020)
04/09/2019Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0005432-02
03/13/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2019)
08/24/2018Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0005432-02
06/15/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
06/08/2018Insurance replaced — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0005432-01
04/09/2017Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0005432-00
03/13/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2017)
04/09/2016Insurance cancelled — CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy BAPBZ0942615
03/14/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/06/2016)
04/09/2015Insurance cancelled — CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy BAPBZ0942614
03/13/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/13/2015)
06/03/2014Insurance cancelled — CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy BAPBZ0942614
05/09/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2014)
05/09/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (04/06/2018)
04/01/2014Insurance cancelled — CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTP-012368

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

Interstate

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FMCSA safety rating

Rating: Not rated
Type: Non-ratable review
Rated: —
Last review: 2026-05-22

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MCS-150 registration

Form date: 2026-04-17
Reported mileage: 178,033 mi (2025)

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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

January, 2021
First on-record entry — TOP EIGHT CARRIER INC, EL MONTE, CA

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 10:49 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.