PACIFIC PETROLEUM CALIFORNIA INC

DOT# 1533086 MC# 571104 DUNS# 103046017 Santa Maria, CA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(805) 925-1947 j.hochleutner@ppcinc.biz 1615 East Betteravia, Santa Maria CA 93454
160 power units · all owned 97 drivers
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
20 yrs history · 46 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
160
Drivers · CDL
97 · 97
Annual miles
2.2M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 55 0 0 55
Tractors 80 0 0 80
Trailers 152 0 0 152

Registration

Registered
07-21-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-20-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOHN FOX
Officer
JOHN HOCHLEUTNER

Cargo

63.5
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: HAZARDOUS WASTE Dry Bulk Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.55× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Satisfactory:

  • Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 160 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 33 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.55×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 2.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
2.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 2.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.54× and violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Feb 2026 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 33 of the 160 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (46 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 160 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Mar 2026).
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.3% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
46
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.8%
3 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
2 of 46
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
5 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in California (about 378 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 1,732 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.003 0.025
Inspections 0.21 0.97
Violations 0.08 0.54
Critical violations 0.03 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 3 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    No log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    16
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut
on record since Dec 23, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2013
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: NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. → Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut (Dec 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Dec 23, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 27, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 45
  • Arizona 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).