COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC
15 power units
30 drivers
2.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 41.7 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 246 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 30 · 15
- Annual miles
- 2.7M ~179k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Jun 22, 2010)16 yrs old
- Registered
- Feb 10, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 10, 2026
- DUNS
- 60031222
- Officers
- STEVEN E. WILBER · DAVID J. KEGLER
- Phone
- (209) 384-1882
- david.kegler@commoditytransporters.com
- Address
- 3853 Wardrobe Avenue, Merced CA 95341
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: AG PRODUCTSGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionGarbage/Refuse
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
246
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.7%
39 of 172 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.1%
10 of 241 driver inspections
Violations
192
60 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
192 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert142 · 49 out-of-serviceBrakes 59 · Cargo securement 26 · Lights 20 · Tires 9 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 22 more
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Hours of service No alert35 · 6 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 19 · False log 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 4
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 3 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 4 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Dec172025Dec 17, 2025 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov232025Nov 23, 2025 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep92025Sep 9, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May192025May 19, 2025 · IdahoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr152025Apr 15, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar32025Mar 3, 2025 · OregonInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
3 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Mar 22, 2025, replaced 154 days later)
- 154 days without a liability filing (Mar 22, 2025 – Aug 23, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 176
- Utah 22
- Nevada 21
- Washington 7
- Arizona 5
- Oregon 4
- Colorado 3
- Montana 2
72% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 75 | 3.53 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 26 | 0.67 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 9 | 2.88 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.11 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
241 driver inspections · 172 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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