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USDOT 363648MC222282

California Sierra Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

35 years (granted 1990)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

365 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

California Sierra Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4965 Joule Street, Reno, NV 89502

Phone

(775) 856-8008

Power units

72

Drivers

110

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC222282

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 365 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 365 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

safety@calsierraexpress.com — company domain

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Domain age

calsierraexpress.com registered 2004-09-17 (22 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 02/2026 · CA 06/2025 · CA 03/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 592025: 1142024: 1382023: 54
Level I — Full: 200Level III — Driver-only: 90Level II — Walk-around: 75
DateStateLevel
Jun 26, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 8, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 28, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 22, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 4, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 29, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 27, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025NVLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 365 inspections on file.

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