WEST COAST TURF

Doing business as WESTERN SOD

Palm Desert, CA · Interstate · 33 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Aug 4, 1993 (33 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 inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC357894: Contract carrier inactive
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
15.0%
3 of 20 vehicle inspections · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC357894 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive

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 532410 ↗

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

25inspections
15.0%vehicle out-of-service
3 of 20 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 25 · California avg 6.3%
29violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 5, 2026CA30No
Oct 3, 2026CA10No
Sep 2, 2026CA10No
Sep 1, 2026CA20No
Aug 29, 2026CA13No
Aug 18, 2026CA17Yes
Aug 18, 2026CA10No
Aug 13, 2026CA30No
Jul 17, 2026CA21No
Jul 9, 2026CA30No
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

21 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 5 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 29 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 Maintenance19590.5%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance104.8%16.6%
Unsafe Driving104.8%8.0%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
30
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
22
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
20
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
20
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
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
Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345ABHTIJ
11
Tires - All others bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A2TAOBB
11
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
10
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
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

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 22, 2026Unincorporated, CA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number532410
MC / docketMC357894
Legal nameWEST COAST TURF
DBA nameWESTERN SOD
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units33
Drivers30
Annual mileage1,517,888 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Sep 2, 1993)
USDOT number addedAug 4, 1993 · 33 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 28, 2025

Cargo carried

Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberMachinery, Large ObjectsGrain, Feed, HayGarbage/RefuseChemicalsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesOtherTurf Grass, Grass Stolons, Grass Seed

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 WEST COAST TURF

What does WEST COAST TURF's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for WEST COAST TURF (MC357894), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about WEST COAST TURF 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.

What should I verify before booking WEST COAST TURF?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 532410. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (800) 447-1840, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC357894, 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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