DDS TRANSPORT INC

Bakersfield, CA · Interstate · 6 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 4, 2020 (6 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1114861: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
20.0%
3 of 15 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1114861 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1114861PrimarySouthlake Specialty Insurance Company
Policy TMA91001997 · BMC-91X
$750,000Sep 30, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

21inspections
20.0%vehicle out-of-service
3 of 15 · California avg 19.8%
19.0%driver out-of-service
4 of 21 · California avg 6.3%
122violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 17, 2026CA216Yes
Jul 7, 2026AZ21No
Jun 10, 2026CA29No
Jun 1, 2026IN236Yes
May 7, 2026KY12No
Mar 19, 2026CA10No
Mar 4, 2026OK30No
Feb 9, 2026TX21No
Dec 23, 2025CA34No
Dec 6, 2025OK32No
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

82 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 11 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 122 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 Maintenance42451.2%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance24329.3%16.6%
Unsafe Driving12014.6%8.0%
Driver Fitness444.9%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Driver - Using or equipping a CMV with a radar detector
Speeding Related · Unsafe Driving · code 39271AD
40
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 38323A2LCDLN
33
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
33
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
30
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
Fail to transfer ELD records · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524DELDPT
30
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
30
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
30
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
30
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
30
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
30

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 number3436477
MC / docketMC1114861
Legal nameDDS TRANSPORT INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units6
Drivers12
Annual mileage469,521 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Nov 12, 2025)
USDOT number addedJun 4, 2020 · 6 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 3, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceMeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsOtherOther

Questions about DDS TRANSPORT INC

What does DDS TRANSPORT INC's operating authority allow?

MC1114861: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about DDS TRANSPORT INC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking DDS TRANSPORT INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3436477. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (661) 332-2177, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1114861, 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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