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Motor carrier · USDOT 1968049

GOLDEN STATE CARRIER INC, Bakersfield, CA: USDOT 1968049 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as GOLDEN STATE CARRIER INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated December 22, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since November 18, 2009. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedGOLDEN STATE CARRIER INC
USDOT number1968049
Status on the censusActive
AddressBakersfield, CA 93311
CountyKern County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units10 (10 trucks)
Drivers15 (15 with a CDL)
On the register sinceNovember 18, 2009
MCS-150 last filedDecember 22, 2025
Cargo carriedMeat; Dry Bulk; Fresh Produce; Refrigerated Food; Beverages; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
August 9, 2026NMLevel II, walk-around2000
August 2, 2026NMLevel III, driver only0000
April 10, 2026NMLevel II, walk-around0000
December 17, 2025NMLevel II, walk-around1000
June 13, 2025NMLevel II, walk-around0000
January 1, 2025NMLevel II, walk-around2000
August 18, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
May 29, 2024NMLevel II, walk-around4101
May 14, 2024CALevel I, full3000
May 2, 2024CALevel II, walk-around3220
May 2, 2024NMLevel II, walk-around0000
April 19, 2024NMLevel III, driver only1000
April 2, 2024CALevel I, full5101
February 28, 2024NMLevel III, driver only1000
January 10, 2024CALevel I, full5404
December 10, 2023CALevel II, walk-around1000
November 9, 2023NMLevel III, driver only1000
September 27, 2023CALevel III, driver only1000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
January 1, 2026TXLancaster01YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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Figures from the FMCSA Company Census File, loaded September 14, 2026, and FMCSA’s inspection and crash files.