VCVioCodes
Carrier Vetting Report
Generated Oct 5, 2026
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HIGGINBOTHAM TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3970045 · MC1788221 · EIN 92-0681621 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property
15275 BANCROFT RD, AUBURN, CA, 95602-8463
(530) 613-5312 · SEAN M HIGGINBOTHAM
100
Low risk
Risk factors
No red flags in the public FMCSA record
Snapshot
Operating authority
Active
Liability insurance
$1M on file
Safety rating
Not rated
Power units / drivers
4 / 4
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
16 / 64
Crashes (24 mo)
0
Authority & insurance
Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY — $1M BIPD · policy CA981457272 · eff 01/20/2026
Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.
Roadside inspection performance
Vehicle OOS rate14.3% · nat 22%
Driver OOS rate0% · nat 6.7%
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance43 pts
Hours-of-Service Compliance21 pts
Other6 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
| Code | BASIC | Count | OOS | CSA pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.8A1-HOSP | Hours-of-Service Compliance | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 396.3A1-TFCV | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 8 | |
| 396.3A1-BALAC | Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | 8 | |
| 393.45B2-BHTD | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.11A1-LHLM | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 6 | |
| 396.5B-HWSL | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 2 | |
| 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 2 | |
| 393.87A-FPLR | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | |
| 392.2-SLL | — | 2 | 0 |
Most inspected states
CA15
OR1
Next monthly SMS run — projection
| BASIC | Official (Sep 2026) | Projected | Est. %ile | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Driver Fitness | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Controlled Substances/Alcohol | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1.44 | 1.44 | — | steady |
Latest inspection 2026-08-28. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
Recommendations — what's driving each score
Unsafe Driving needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance · low impact
False log / RODS 100% (1 OOS)
• 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
Driver Fitness needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 3 inspections, 2 violations, 1 OOS, 2 clean · trending worse.
1. Hours-of-Service Compliance1 viol · 1 OOS · 50%
395.8A1-HOSP
✓ Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
✓ Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
≈ 4 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 0).
2. Other1 viol · 50%
392.2-SLL
✓ Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
FleetTrained — my companion project — turns these exact violations into branded, multilingual training videos your driver watches, with a completion certificate for the DQ file. fleettrained.com
Equipment — 10 vehicles seen in inspections
4 truck4 trailer2 incomplete vehicle
Company profile
Officer
SEAN M HIGGINBOTHAM
Annual mileage
0.2M mi (2025)
CDL drivers
1
Registered since
2022-10-14
Operation
Interstate
Connections — 12 carriers
Shares identifiers with 12 carriers (12 via shared VINs).
| Carrier | USDOT | Link | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDDING LUMBER TRANSPORT INC | 134171 | 3 VINs | strong |
| ESTEVES TRUCKING LLC | 3197287 | 2 VINs | medium |
Activity history (recent)
02/23/2026 — MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2025)
01/29/2026 — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
01/20/2026 — Insurance filed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA981457272
10/14/2022 — Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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