CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC

Sacramento, CA · Interstate · 133 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Mar 16, 2001 (25 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC404574: Motor carrier active; Broker inactive
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
2 active filings
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
17.1%
89 of 520 vehicle inspections · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC404574 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Broker
Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Inactive

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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)MC404574—MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company
Policy TSTSCA000001204 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 26, 2026Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC404574PrimaryMS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company
Policy TS TS CA0000012 03 · BMC-35
$1,000,000Jun 26, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

712inspections
17.1%vehicle out-of-service
89 of 520 · California avg 19.8%
1.8%driver out-of-service
13 of 707 · California avg 6.3%
609violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026CA30No
Oct 10, 2026CA20No
Oct 8, 2026OR30No
Oct 8, 2026WA30No
Oct 8, 2026CA30No
Oct 7, 2026WA26Yes
Oct 6, 2026OR21Yes
Oct 6, 2026CA10No
Oct 5, 2026CA16No
Oct 4, 2026CA20No
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

478 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 130 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 609 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 Maintenance31411265.7%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance981520.5%16.6%
Unsafe Driving61012.8%8.0%
Driver Fitness531.0%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
260
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
2323
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
180
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
180
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
1212
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
120
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BHWSL
117
HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953A1HOSPD
113
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
100
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
100

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

8crashes
0fatal
1injury
7tow-away
8 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Apr 23, 2026Not Reported, UT00
Sep 27, 2025Chehalis, WA01
Aug 1, 2025Unincorporated, CA00
Jul 25, 2025Lyman, WY00
Jul 10, 2025Rancho Cucamonga, CA00
Jul 1, 2025Turlock, CA00
Jun 10, 2025Unincorporated, CA00
Dec 31, 2024Riverside, CA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number941034
MC / docketMC404574
Legal nameCAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units133
Drivers177
Annual mileage18,453,876 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jan 26, 2022)
USDOT number addedMar 16, 2001 · 25 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 30, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products

Change history since Oct 18, 2026

1 change
DateWhat changedBeforeAfter
Oct 19, 2026Operating authorityMC404574: Broker of Property (Except Household Goods): Inactive; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): ActiveMC404574: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active; Broker of Property (Except Household Goods): Inactive

Changes we detected between daily FMCSA data refreshes.

Questions about CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC

What does CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC's operating authority allow?

MC404574: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES 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 CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 941034. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (916) 622-4524, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC404574, 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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