CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3853375· MC1405287· CARRIER· EIN 46-4088647
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SCOTT WEST TRUCKING

Legal: MELVIN SCOTT WEST

4944 MAIN ST, SHASTA LAKE, CA, 96019(530) 306-7973west_9526@yahoo.comREBECCA R WEST
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Obsidian Pacific Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% 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

MC1405287

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/13/2026
Obsidian Pacific Insurance Company· policy TIM-CL-00003815
Authority history (2) ▾
01/09/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
06/10/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (12/22/2025)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4)
  1. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/25/202505/13/2026
  2. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/13/202312/16/2025
  3. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/24/202206/07/2023
  4. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/24/202205/13/2023

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 8 violations (2 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
8
Violations
2
OOS violations
7
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

8
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • CA5

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.

Recommendations

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% 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

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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.

Improving
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

5
Inspections
8
Violations
2
Out-of-service
24
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

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

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

3 trailer 1 truck
2023 PETERBILT 389seen 5×
1XPXD49X8PD871286· YP54061 CA
2025 ALLOY Alloy Trailersseen 2×
1ALSC9281SS952096· 4AP2178 CA
2003 RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweldseen 2×
5RESX92873S032020· HS76236 OR
2025 ALLOY Alloy Trailers
1ALSC9288SS952094· 4AP2176 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
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
REBECCA R WEST
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-03-30
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors.

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 addresses with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

9
Connected carriers
8
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
BETTENDORF ENTERPRISES INC
USDOT 161866Active· ARCATA, CA
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
1ALSC9281SS9520961ALSC9288SS9520945RESX92873S032020
Medium· 1
THREE SHASTAS LLC
USDOT 3900569Inactive· SHASTA LAKE, CA
Medium
Address

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

9 events
  1. 05/13/2026Insurance filed — Obsidian Pacific Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TIM-CL-00003815

  2. 05/13/2026Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA00978000

  3. 01/09/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  4. 12/16/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA00978000

  5. 05/29/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  6. 06/07/2023Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-012169

  7. 05/13/2023Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-012169

  8. 06/10/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (12/22/2025)

  9. 03/30/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2022-06-06
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-29
Reported mileage
72,325 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 3:11 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.