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Motor carrier · USDOT 478097

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORP, Laguna Hills, CA: USDOT 478097 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORP filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 12, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since April 7, 1992. 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 filedFOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORP
Doing business asFERCO
USDOT number478097
Status on the censusActive
AddressLaguna Hills, CA 92653
CountyOrange County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units2 (2 trucks)
Drivers7 (0 with a CDL)
On the register sinceApril 7, 1992
MCS-150 last filedMay 12, 2025
MCS-150 annual mileage1,395 miles (2025)
Cargo carriedOther

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
May 13, 2026NMLevel I, full3101
June 22, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 14, 2024CALevel I, full2000

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

Crashes

Velarion’s copy of the crash file holds no crash for USDOT 478097.

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How this page was built: FMCSA Company Census File, read October 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the safety record of motor carrier USDOT 478097, FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORP, doing business as FERCO, based in Laguna Hills, CA, in Orange County. The page lists 2 power units and 7 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file, 1 of them with an out-of-service order, and 0 crashes on file.