ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL CONSULTING INC

DOT# 2452121 MC# 846559 Mentone, CA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(888) 380-8664 fleet.transportation@vlses.com 1500 Crafton Avenue Bldg 129, Mentone CA 92359
37 power units · all owned 17 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 59 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
37
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
438k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 17 0 0 17
Trailers 26 0 0 26

Registration

Registered
11-06-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DAVID RAINS
Officer
Alexus Hurley

Cargo

55.8
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.73× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

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 probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1.2 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.38× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.64×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 24 of 63 violations (38%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    31.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (14 of 45). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.38× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Hazmat violations
    5 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • 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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
59
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.1%
14 of 45
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
2 of 59
National avg 6.7%
Violations
63
24 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 1.05 1.02
Violations 0.85 0.71
Critical violations 0.15 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

63 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    49 · 19 OOS
    Brakes 24 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No log 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    5 · 2 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
on record since Jun 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 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 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. (Jun 2026); KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY → ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 7, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 30, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 29, 2013)

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) 52
  • Arizona 5
  • New Mexico 1
  • Washington 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (88%).