Dispute PDF
Motor Carrier Safety Report
DOT #1781859 · VARNA TRUCKING INC
Generated

VARNA TRUCKING INC

DOT# 1781859 MC# 649727 DUNS# 603019808 Fontana, CA Authorized For-Hire
(818) 429-1170 freight@varnatrucking.com 10193 Live Oak Ave, Fontana CA 92335
11 tractors · all owned 20 drivers
HazMat
Poor
FRED Score 19.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
18 yrs history · 75 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
20 · 0
Annual miles
3.1M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
06-12-2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
VESS VASSILEV
Officer
VANIA LALAMA

Cargo

53.8
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears implausibly high for fleet size. 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).

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 280,805 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Expected crash rate is about 1.9× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 1.86×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About 1.9× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.71×. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Mar 13, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 11 of 54 violations (20%). Brake or tire defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • High speeding: 5
  • 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
75
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
12 of 60
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.5%
4 of 73
National avg 6.7%
Violations
54
19 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 34 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 3 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.273 0.034
Inspections 5.05 1.23
Violations 2.45 0.97
Critical violations 0.77 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

54 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    26 · 15 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Tires 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · Lights 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 4 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    18 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · False log 4 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 5 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 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

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    7
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    18
    2026
    Utah
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
    In the news
    Waller County: Deadly Brookshire crash involving ATV, 18-wheeler
    FOX 26 Houston · Mar 13, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7EGAHQE1Y4 (Department of Public Safety, State) lists VARNA TRUCKING INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name VARNA TRUCKING INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Dec
    9
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    25
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    16
    2024
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2012
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2026)
  • 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Apr 6, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 6

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 6, 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

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 43
  • New Mexico 11
  • Arizona 7
  • Texas 4
  • Oregon 2
  • Utah 2
  • Georgia 1
  • Indiana 1

57% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1781859