THOMAS BARCELLOS

DBA: BARCELLOS FARMS

DOT# 2736392 Tipton, CA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(559) 752-4360 tomb@barcellosfarms.com 14781 Ave 152, Tipton CA 93272
16 power units · all owned 16 drivers
Intrastate Only
Satisfactory Provisional: the record behind this grade is thin (2 inspections and 1 crash in the scoring window), so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
11 yrs history · 2 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
16 · 10
Annual miles
250k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 7 0 0 7
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 14 0 0 14

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
06-30-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-02-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TOM BARCELLOS
Officer
BRIDGET KIDDER

Cargo

60.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

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).

Intrastate operation

Runs within California only. Intrastate fleets in California are inspected about 1 a year for every 4 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Expected crash rate is about 38% higher than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of about 16 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 1.38×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.38× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.

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 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Little roadside history
    Only 2 inspections in 24 months for 16 power units, where intrastate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California average about 12; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Feb 2024).
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.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2025 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than intrastate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 12 in 24 months would be typical; 44% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25
vs 2,534 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.031 0.016
Inspections 0.06 0.46
Violations 0.00 0.45
Critical violations 0.00 0.07

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

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    26
    2026
    California
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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) 2