KALI TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202634 inspections · 93 violations (15 OOS) · 33% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
14
2× · sev 7
- 2393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
12
2× · sev 6
- 3393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maintenance
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
8
1× · sev 8
- 4393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 5393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
4
2× · sev 2
- 6396.5B-HWSLVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
4
2× · sev 2
- 7392.2-SLLEQP
State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation.
3
3×
- 8392.2-SLLEWA1
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 9392.9A2-CVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
1
1× · sev 1
- 10393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- CA13
- NM4
- AZ4
- US3
- CO1
- UT1
- WY1
- WA1
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.
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).
“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.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 80% is at/over the 65% 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.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 44%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS2× · 18%
- 395.8E1PC-OOSHOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver improperly used Personal Conveyance1× · 11%
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time1× · 9%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 9%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 95% 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.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS5× · 14%
- 393.75B-TFVTires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth1× · 6%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS1× · 5%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19986× · 8%
- 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.3× · 5%
- 393.48A-BIADAir Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle4× · 4%
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam2× · 9%
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.3× · 4%
- 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative1× · 3%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak2× · 2%
- 393.30-BBattery - Not protected1× · 1%
- 396.3A1-AASGMDMore than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged.1× · 1%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 32.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 6.9% 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.
- 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
A high share of violations are occurring in Imperial County, CA
Medium impact15 of 31 violations in the last 12 months (48%) came from inspections in Imperial County, CA. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Imperial County, CA to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 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.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA18 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- CARLA CARDENAS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2020-10-28
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-13
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
35 events- 03/13/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 01/04/2026Insurance filed — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CMC 3258402
- 01/04/2026Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC 3255688
- 12/08/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/2026)
- 01/04/2025Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC 3253112
- 12/09/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/03/2025)
- 08/21/2024Insurance name changed — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 07/22/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 07/19/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/23/2024)
- 06/22/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 06/06/2024Out-of-service order rescinded
- 05/28/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2024)
- 05/08/2024Insurance name changed — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 04/05/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2024)
- 04/02/2024Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit
- 03/23/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 03/04/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 02/26/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/05/2024)
- 01/04/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3253112
- 01/04/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 12/08/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/2024)
- 09/21/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 08/24/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 08/24/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 07/28/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2023)
- 07/28/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 05/24/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 04/24/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 03/26/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
- 02/28/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMC-3250388
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2026-06-17
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-13
- Reported mileage
- 50,987 mi (2024)
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