CALIFORNIA TANK LINES 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 28 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 8 times across 6 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- MIKE ELLIS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 4771606
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-05
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 10 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares phone numbers or officers 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
108 events- 03/27/2026Insurance filed — United Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy NKM-1015-26
- 03/27/2026Insurance ended — United Specialty Insurance Company
policy NKM-1015-26
- 03/27/2026Insurance filed — Concert Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CS AUR 100000001-02
- 03/27/2026Insurance ended — Concert Specialty Insurance Company
policy CS AUR 100000001-02
- 03/27/2026Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CS CAR 100000001-01
- 03/27/2026Insurance replaced — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CS AUR 100000001-00
- 03/27/2026Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy NKM-1015-25
- 02/05/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
- 03/27/2025Insurance replaced — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CS CAR 100000001-01
- 03/27/2025Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy NKM-1015-24
- 03/27/2024Insurance cancelled — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CS CAR 100000001-00
- 03/27/2024Insurance cancelled — UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy USXTL0314623
- 03/27/2024Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
BIPD/Excess · policy SCT1333323
- 03/26/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/27/2024)
- 03/26/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/27/2024)
- 02/29/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2024)
- 02/29/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2024)
- 04/29/2023Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
BIPD/Excess · policy SCT1333323
- 04/04/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/20/2023)
- 04/04/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/20/2023)
- 03/27/2023Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
BIPD/Excess · policy SCT1333323
- 03/27/2023Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD · policy B-13697
- 07/01/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 612404305
- 06/06/2022BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/14/2022)
- 06/01/2022Insurance replaced — ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Excess · policy EXT30000278902
- 06/01/2022Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-749817-2
- 06/01/2021Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-747800-3
- 04/29/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
- 04/29/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
- 04/29/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2005-09-14
- Last review
- 2020-08-21
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-05
- Reported mileage
- 51,882 mi (2025)
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