POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC

Wilmington, CA · Interstate · 68 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Apr 6, 2009 (17 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC895363: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
14.8%
4 of 27 vehicle inspections · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC895363 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1874088 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

32inspections
14.8%vehicle out-of-service
4 of 27 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 32 · California avg 6.3%
19violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 13, 2026CA10No
Jul 11, 2026CA11No
Jun 17, 2026CA11Yes
Feb 26, 2026CA11No
Feb 20, 2026CA10No
Jan 29, 2026CA13Yes
Dec 30, 2025CA21No
Dec 4, 2025CA20No
Nov 19, 2025CA10No
Sep 13, 2025CA21No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

13 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 4 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 19 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance134100.0%71.7%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
22
Air Brake - Damaged by heat broken or crimped in such a manner as to restrict air flow
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DBHTC
11
Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s)
Securement Device · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393126BCIM
11
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
10
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Brakes (general) Explain:
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1B
10
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A4EEUS
10
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any missing
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LHLM
10
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALHLI
10
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BL
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1874088
MC / docketMC895363
Legal namePOTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units68
Drivers34
Annual mileage1,085,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedApr 6, 2009 · 17 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 15, 2026

Cargo carried

Intermodal ContainersPaper ProductsOtherPaper Products And Intermodal Containers

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC

What does POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC (MC895363), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking POTENTIAL INDUSTRIES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1874088. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (310) 549-5901, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC895363, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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