BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION

Doing business as BIO-ACOUSTICAL

Tustin, CA · Interstate · 5 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since May 16, 1997 (29 years) · Authority since Feb 27, 1987 (39 years)

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Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC186121: 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
0.0%
0 of 7 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC186121 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive
First grantedFeb 27, 1987 (39 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
None on file
Authority history for MC186121 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Feb 27, 1987Motor carrierGranted

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 689885 ↗

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

8inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 7 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 8 · California avg 6.3%
8violations written on inspection reports

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 2 states and provinces, 24 months

AK: 0 inspectionsAKME: 0 inspectionsMEVT: 0 inspectionsVTNH: 0 inspectionsNHWA: 0 inspectionsWAID: 0 inspectionsIDMT: 0 inspectionsMTND: 0 inspectionsNDMN: 0 inspectionsMNIL: 0 inspectionsILWI: 0 inspectionsWIMI: 0 inspectionsMINY: 0 inspectionsNYRI: 0 inspectionsRIMA: 0 inspectionsMAOR: 0 inspectionsORNV: 0 inspectionsNVWY: 0 inspectionsWYSD: 0 inspectionsSDIA: 0 inspectionsIAIN: 0 inspectionsINOH: 0 inspectionsOHPA: 0 inspectionsPANJ: 0 inspectionsNJCT: 0 inspectionsCTCA: 7 inspectionsCAUT: 0 inspectionsUTCO: 0 inspectionsCONE: 0 inspectionsNEMO: 0 inspectionsMOKY: 0 inspectionsKYWV: 0 inspectionsWVVA: 0 inspectionsVAMD: 0 inspectionsMDDE: 0 inspectionsDEAZ: 0 inspectionsAZNM: 1 inspectionNMKS: 0 inspectionsKSAR: 0 inspectionsARTN: 0 inspectionsTNNC: 0 inspectionsNCSC: 0 inspectionsSCDC: 0 inspectionsDCOK: 0 inspectionsOKLA: 0 inspectionsLAMS: 0 inspectionsMSAL: 0 inspectionsALGA: 0 inspectionsGAHI: 0 inspectionsHITX: 0 inspectionsTXFL: 0 inspectionsFL
  1. CA 7 87.5%
  2. NM 1 12.5%

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 3

3 straight trucks

Ford 3

5 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.

8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 25, 2026CA13No
Apr 20, 2026CA11No
Nov 9, 2025CA21No
Oct 3, 2025CA30No
Jul 17, 2025CA10No
Jun 30, 2025CA21No
Apr 28, 2025CA12No
Mar 3, 2025NM20No
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

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 8 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 Maintenance20100.0%71.8%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939AHLLH
10
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALRLI
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 number689885
MC / docketMC186121
Legal nameBIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION
DBA nameBIO-ACOUSTICAL
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units5
Drivers5
Annual mileage100,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jul 26, 2005)
USDOT number addedMay 16, 1997 · 29 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 3, 2026
Email domain on file@bio-acoustical.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks50

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightOtherTesting Equipment

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 BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION

What does BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION (MC186121), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION 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 BIO ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 689885. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (714) 547-5196, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC186121, 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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