BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC

Riverbank, CA · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 12, 2019 (7 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
MC1587551: 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
10.5%
2 of 19 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1587551 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 3244804 ↗

Insurance on file

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

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

22inspections
10.5%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 19 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 22 · California avg 6.3%
18violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 12, 2026CA11No
Aug 5, 2026CA12Yes
Aug 5, 2026CA10No
Jun 9, 2026CA23No
May 20, 2026CA10No
Apr 16, 2026CA14Yes
Mar 5, 2026CA20No
Jan 8, 2026CA10No
Oct 13, 2025CA10No
Aug 29, 2025CA10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 398,428 vehicle and 509,934 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

10 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 18 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 Maintenance102100.0%71.7%
9 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALHLI
20
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
11
Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A1TFBMF
11
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39348ABIBD
10
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LLPL
10
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
10
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
10
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39360C
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3244804
MC / docketMC1587551
Legal nameBUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage224,320 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 12, 2019 · 7 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 6, 2026

Cargo carried

General Freight

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 BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC

What does BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC (MC1587551), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC 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 BUCEPHALUS TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3244804. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (209) 715-2518, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1587551, 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 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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