HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/3887931-gm-brothers-trans-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 11:40 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
GM BROTHERS TRANS INC
Review before booking · 2 signals
How risk signals workFacts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.
- No active liability insurance in the last known dataPolicies on file as of May 14, 2026 have been cancelled since. A replacement may have been filed; confirm on Motus.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average30.4% vs California average 19.8%.
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗: our copy is the last known status from May 14, 2026. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (909) 701-4262, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC1428468.
- Ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC1428468 | Primary | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 · 91X | $750,000 | Jan 29, 2026 | Cancelled Jun 15, 2026 |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 12+ policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Dec 29, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Dec 29, 2025 | Replaced |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Oct 7, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Oct 7, 2025 | Replaced |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Aug 8, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Aug 8, 2025 | Replaced |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Jun 15, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA81006022 | Jun 15, 2025 | Replaced |
| Jun 15, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA71009028 | Mar 18, 2025 | Cancelled |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA71009028 | Aug 9, 2024 | Cancelled at term end |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA71009028 | Aug 9, 2024 | Replaced |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1428468 | SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy TMA71009028 | Jun 15, 2024 | Cancelled at term end |
"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.
Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 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.
Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.
Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
7 of 23 · California avg 19.8%
7 of 28 · California avg 6.3%
By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate
Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.
Where it was inspected 14 states and provinces, 24 months
- CA 8 24.2%
- AZ 7 21.2%
- NM 3 9.1%
- IN 3 9.1%
- NV 2 6.1%
- MO 2 6.1%
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 11
11 tractors
Freightliner 17Volvo 1
8 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.
Trailers: 18
18 semi-trailers
Wabash 6Great Dane 5Vanguard 4Hyundai Translead 3CIMC 2Utility 2
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Anchor Glass 2Amazon 2Wieland Metals 1Plastic Ingenuity, Inc 1Colgatepalmolive Company 1Sweet Harvest Foods 1GNC 1Cupery & Deyoung Storage 1
As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | AZ | 2 | 11 | No |
| Sep 11, 2026 | IN | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2026 | CA | 5 | 0 | No |
| Jun 29, 2026 | CA | 5 | 0 | No |
| Jun 29, 2026 | CA | 5 | 0 | No |
| Jun 12, 2026 | WV | 3 | 10 | Yes |
| May 30, 2026 | NM | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | AZ | 2 | 18 | No |
| Apr 30, 2026 | CA | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2026 | MO | 3 | 4 | Yes |
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 398,614 vehicle and 510,215 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
96 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 15 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 144 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) | Violations | Out of service | Share | California share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 52 | 8 | 54.2% | 71.8% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 34 | 6 | 35.4% | 16.6% |
| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 0 | 9.4% | 8.0% |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 3.2% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI | 6 | 0 |
| State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD | 5 | 0 |
| Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1 1997 Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1CSLRR | 4 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD | 3 | 0 |
| HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain: False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPDOOS | 2 | 2 |
| HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953A2HOSPDIT | 2 | 1 |
| HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953A3IHOSPDIT | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 |
| HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524 | 2 | 0 |
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
Crash details
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN | 0 | 0 |
Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 3887931 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC1428468 |
| Legal name | GM BROTHERS TRANS INC |
| Operation | Interstate |
| Business type | — |
| Power units | 8 |
| Drivers | 8 |
| Annual mileage | 975,193 (2024) |
| Hazmat | No |
| Safety rating | Not rated (no compliance review on record) |
| USDOT number added | May 21, 2022 · 4 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Email domain on file | @gmail.com (free email service) |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 8 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 8 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
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 GM BROTHERS TRANS INC
What does GM BROTHERS TRANS INC's operating authority allow?
MC1428468: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).
Which information about GM BROTHERS TRANS INC is old or missing?
Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. 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 GM BROTHERS TRANS INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3887931. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (909) 701-4262, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1428468, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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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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