Transportation & Warehousing · Carson, CA

California Cartage Company

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $3.57M in back wages owed to 1,416 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$3.57M
Back wages owed

California Cartage Company in Carson, CA has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 3,205 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 0/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $3.6M in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($3.6M per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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California Cartage Company in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, California Cartage Company ranks #2 among 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers with WHD recoveries ($3.57M). California Cartage Company carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($3.57M).

How California Cartage Company Compares

California Cartage Company in Carson, CA has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Price Transfer in Compton, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against California Cartage Company to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$3.57M
Employees Affected
1,416
WHD Violations
3,205
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,523
Avg Back Wages per CaseFar above average
$3.57M

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that California Cartage Company owed $3.57M in back wages to 1,416 employees across 1 case and 3,205 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing

How California Cartage Company compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric California Cartage Company Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use California Cartage Company's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare California Cartage Company against Bouchard Transportation Company, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether California Cartage Company's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
  • California Cartage Company also carries $3.57M in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has California Cartage Company been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against California Cartage Company, resulting in $3.57M in back wages owed to 1,416 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does California Cartage Company operate in?
California Cartage Company operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 49311). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if California Cartage Company owes me wages?
If you believe California Cartage Company owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $3.57M in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does California Cartage Company's safety record compare to industry average?
California Cartage Company's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, Price Transfer in Compton, CA is a similar transportation & warehousing employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.