# SELFMADE BROS INC: FMCSA record and Trust Receipt Canonical: https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/carrier/4149171 > **SELFMADE BROS INC (USDOT 4149171) holds Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) with status Active in Fresno, CA; liability insurance from Southlake Specialty Insurance Company is on file (effective 2026-06-07). Vehicle and driver out-of-service rates are 21.4% and 22.6% against 22.26% and 6.67% nationally. Trust Signal Score 80 / 100 (Amber), 0 record changes in 90 days.** As of 2026-10-26. [Home](https://carrierdaily.com/) › [Broker Watch](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch) › [California](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/state/ca) › [Fresno](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/city/ca/fresno) › [SELFMADE BROS INC](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/carrier/4149171) Broker Watch · carrier profile USDOT 4149171 · MC1592454 · Fresno, CA ## Key Facts - **USDOT 4149171 operating authority (FMCSA L&I, as of 2026-10-26T12:08:42+00:00)**: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active - **Liability insurance on file**: Southlake Specialty Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-07 - **Trust Signal Score**: 80 / 100 (Amber) - **Fleet size (Company Census)**: 11 power units, 12 drivers - **Based in**: Fresno, CA - **Shared identifiers (other DOT records)**: 30 Source: official USDOT FMCSA Licensing & Insurance, Company Census and SMS public records, verified Oct 26, 2026 · Cite: CarrierDaily Broker Watch, FMCSA public records as of 2026-10-26T12:08:42+00:00 · [sources and method](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/data-sources) · [Machine-readable data: JSON](https://carrierdaily.com/api/public/trust/4149171.json) ## Trust & Change Signals for SELFMADE BROS INC Amber 80 / 100 Trust Signal Score Print / Save PDF receipt Copy verification link Verify at https://carrierdaily.com/tools/dot-lookup?q=4149171 ### Receipts - · Operating authority status is Active. (FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier/insurance files), 2026-10-26) - ● Officer name matches 28 other DOT records (none with an authority action on record). (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-26) - · Physical address matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-26) - · Inspected vehicle VIN matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-26) - · Liability insurance on file: Southlake Specialty Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-07. (FMCSA L&I insurance history, 2026-06-07) - · USDOT number registered 3.0 years ago (2023-10-25, Company Census add date). (FMCSA Company Census, 2023-10-25) - ● Driver out-of-service rate 22.6% vs 5.6% national average (31 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-26) - · Vehicle out-of-service rate 21.4% vs 21.6% national average (31 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-26) ### Shared identifiers | Identifier | Other DOT records sharing it | Of those: authority action or insurance cancellation (24 mo) | | |---|---|---|---| | Officer name | 28 | 0 | | | Physical address | 1 | 0 | | | Inspected vehicle vin | 1 | 0 | | Linked DOT numbers and the full change history are included with a free trial. ### Contact and name changes No contact or name change recorded since monitoring began. Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 26, 2026 06:08 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Sources: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier and insurance history files); FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2); FMCSA SMS inspection, crash and BASIC summaries; CarrierDaily daily comparison of those files (hash-matched identifiers). Identifier matches are computed on one-way hashes; no phone, email or address value is stored. ### Watch this carrier ## How does this carrier compare? | Metric | This carrier | Benchmark | Delta | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Operating authority | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active | 82.9% of California records are Active | Active like the state majority | FMCSA Licensing & Insurance | | Authority age | no grant date on file | 90-day post-approval window | n/a | FMCSA L&I grant / reinstatement date | | BIPD liability filing | $750,000 on file | $750,000 required | +0 vs required | FMCSA L&I insurance filings | | Current liability policy | Southlake Specialty Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-07 | policy age in days | 141 days on file | FMCSA L&I insurance history | | Vehicle out-of-service rate | 21.4% | 22.26% national (FMCSA SAFER) | -0.9 pts vs national | FMCSA SMS, 24 months | | Driver out-of-service rate | 22.6% | 6.67% national (FMCSA SAFER) | +15.9 pts vs national | FMCSA SMS, 24 months | | Roadside inspections, 24 months | 31 | 221 California carriers with SMS summaries | 1 recorded crashes | FMCSA SMS | | Fleet size | 11 power units, 12 drivers | 186 curated California fleets | 44th percentile of the state cohort | FMCSA Company Census (MCS-150) | | Shared identifiers with other DOT records | 30 (0 with revoked authority or a cancellation) | 9.1% of California records share one | above the state avg | FMCSA Company Census (one-way hashes) | | Record changes, last 90 days | 0 | 0 changes = stable contact and name record | +0 vs a stable record | FMCSA Company Census / L&I, compared daily | | MCS-150 last updated | 2025-10-29 | biennial update (730 days) | +368 days vs due | FMCSA Company Census | | Trust Signal Score | 80 / 100 (Amber) | 73.0% of scored California carriers are Green | not Green, unlike 85.8% nationally | CarrierDaily, deterministic from the facts above | | Cargo classifications | General freight, Refrigerated food, Fresh produce | from the carrier's own MCS-150 | 3 hub(s) | FMCSA Company Census | ## Is SELFMADE BROS INC authorized by FMCSA? Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) is Active. 82.9% of California authority records are Active. ## Does SELFMADE BROS INC have insurance on file? Yes. The current liability filing names Southlake Specialty Insurance Company with an effective date of 2026-06-07; $750,000 is on file against $750,000 required. A BMC-35 cancellation notice would appear here 30 days before it takes effect. ## How does SELFMADE BROS INC compare on roadside inspections? FMCSA SMS records 31 inspections in 24 months: vehicle out-of-service 21.4% and driver 22.6% against the national averages of 22.26% and 6.67%. The driver rate is above the national average. 1 crashes are recorded. ## Does SELFMADE BROS INC share identifiers with other DOT records? 30 other DOT records share a phone, address, email or officer name, none of them with a revoked authority or cancellation. Shared identifiers are common among affiliated companies and registered agents. ## What changed in the last 90 days? Nothing: the name, contacts and authority record are unchanged across the last 90 days of daily comparisons. ## What does the Trust Signal Score say about SELFMADE BROS INC? 80 / 100, Amber: at least one deduction applies (a new authority, a recent change, a shared identifier or an inspection rate above average). Each deduction is a dated line on the receipt; verify the one that matters for your load. 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The score is a deterministic reading of FMCSA public-record facts, each listed with its source; it is not a consumer report. Machine-readable data: https://carrierdaily.com/api/public/trust/4149171.json Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 26, 2026 06:08 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.