COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC
Sacramento, CA · MC 127007
Based in Sacramento, California, COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC (USDOT 2973, MC 127007) reports 31 power units and 23 drivers hauling general freight and household goods. Inspectors identified 10 different power units by VIN in two years; it reports 31. It is registered as a hazmat carrier.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 2973 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 127007 |
| Reported physical address | 6607 CAPITAL CIRCLE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95828, US |
| Reported business phone | (209) 479-2940 |
| Reported power units | 31 |
| Reported drivers | 23 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Dawn M. Porter, Douglas B. Welton |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jan 11, 1990 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Mar 23, 1990 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
12 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 10 of 25 months; busiest Sep 2026 with 2.
| Inspections | 12 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 12) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 20.0% (2 of 10) |
| Violations | 9 across 6 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 0 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
39395A4EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured23922SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit13922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other13929ADFSLDriver - Failing to properly secure load139347D2BLTBDDrum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Sacramento record
COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC reports 31 power units. The Sacramento, California directory contains 11,514 census records, of which 9,120 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
COLONIAL VAN & STORAGE INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Motor vehicles
- Machinery and large objects
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2,394 | 20.8% |
| 1 | 6,626 | 57.5% |
| 2–5 | 1,806 | 15.7% |
| 6–20 | 486 | 4.2% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 169 | 1.5% |
| Over 100 | 33 | 0.3% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 23, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
Sep 30, 2026 15:30 UTC · changed
- Physical street
6001 88TH ST6607 CAPITAL CIRCLE
Sep 28, 2026 14:24 UTC · changed
- Business phone
91638113722094792940
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 2973. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightMachinery and large objectsHousehold goods
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