Sam Trans
San Mateo County Transit District · San Carlos, California · Carrier number 2671515
292
power units
292
power units
Sam Trans is a freight and passenger carrier based in San Carlos, California with 292 power units and 351 drivers as reported, the 1,943rd largest trucking fleet in the US and the 133rd largest in California. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 16 reportable crashes (5.48 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
292
#133 in CA
Drivers
351
351 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
16
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
5.48
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
0.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
84
99% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Trans | 5.48 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in CA | 2.30 | 14.2% | 4.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 18 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury10
- Tow-away6
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 84 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 2671515
- Based in
- San Carlos, California
- Registered
- Jun 12, 2015
- Operation
- In one state
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 6.00 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Other, Passengers
- Last update filed
- Apr 21, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Sam Trans have?
Sam Trans reports 292 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 351 drivers, 351 of them with a commercial license. That is the 1,943rd largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 6.00 million miles in 2025.
Is Sam Trans a safe carrier?
In 24 months Sam Trans had 16 reportable crashes, 5.48 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 0.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.