CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 2853365 Dixon, CA Authorized For-Hire
(707) 678-0514 adam@chaveztransport.com 955 Vaughn Road, Dixon CA 95620
153 tractors · all owned 152 drivers
Intrastate Only
Marginal
FRED Score 42.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 347 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
153
Drivers · CDL
152 · 152
Annual miles
1.5M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 153 0 0 153
Trailers 250 0 0 250

Registration

Registered
02-16-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-06-2022
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ADAM CHAVEZ

Cargo

25.7
low risk
Liquids/Gases Building Materials Dry Bulk Construction

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).

Stale MCS-150 Filing

This motor carrier has not updated their MCS-150 in over 3 years. Reported mileage and fleet size may be outdated.

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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.3× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.25×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 1.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
1.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.9 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.61× and out-of-service orders 1.34× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.14×. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 268 of 538 violations (50%). Brake or light defects led to 65 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    3 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.2% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • 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
6
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
347
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.3%
85 of 300
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
4 of 347
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
538
113 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks in California (about 61 in 24 months would be typical; 33% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 28 inspections, 7 out of service 28 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 44 inspections, 9 out of service 44 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 37 inspections, 7 out of service 37 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 42 inspections, 10 out of service 42 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 40 inspections, 10 out of service 40 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 35 inspections, 10 out of service 35 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 56 inspections, 14 out of service 56 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 60 inspections, 20 out of service 60 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
vs 26 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.013
Inspections 1.50 0.21
Violations 1.76 0.12
Critical violations 0.16 0.01

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

What they get cited for

538 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    522 · 108 OOS
    Brakes 268 · Lights 109 · Steering & suspension 34 · Tires 23 · Wheels & hubs 13 · 75 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 1 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
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    27
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    25
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Oct
    15
    2024
    California
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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) 346
  • Nevada 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).