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Motor carrier · USDOT 2973

COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC, Sacramento, CA: USDOT 2973 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated January 23, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since June 1, 1974. 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 filedCOLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC
USDOT number2973
Status on the censusActive
AddressSacramento, CA 95828
CountySacramento County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units31 (31 trucks)
Drivers23 (13 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJune 1, 1974
MCS-150 last filedJanuary 23, 2025
Cargo carriedMachinery, Large Objects; Motor Vehicles; Household Goods; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
August 30, 2024CALevel I, full1000
August 1, 2024CALevel I, full0000
July 24, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
June 13, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 10, 2024CALevel I, full0000
February 14, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
January 23, 2024CALevel II, walk-around4000
October 13, 2023CALevel I, full1000

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

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
April 13, 2023CAHanford00Yes
April 7, 2015CAUnincorporated01YesNo
December 4, 2013CAUnincorporated01YesNo
June 11, 2010CAUnincorporated00Yes
September 11, 2002NJSayreville Boro01YesNo

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

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