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USDOT 548611MC178289

Northern Refrigerated Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

32 years (granted 1993)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

381 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

Northern Refrigerated Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2700 West Main Street, Turlock, CA 95380-9537

Phone

(209) 664-3800

Power units

202

Drivers

170

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC178289

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/28/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/01/2002

Insurance filings

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

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 381 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 381 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

ssmith@northernrefrigerated.com — company domain

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Domain age

northernrefrigerated.com registered 1998-07-16 (28 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

10

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

8

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 06/2026 · CA 05/2026 · CA 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 802025: 1372024: 1082023: 56
Level I — Full: 140Level II — Walk-around: 123Level III — Driver-only: 118
DateStateLevel
Jul 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 7, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 29, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026WALevel I — Full
May 9, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 18, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 21, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 24, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 23, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 381 inspections on file.

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