PIOUS CARRIERS LLC
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FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 15
- Drivers · CDL
- 17 · 17
- Annual miles
- 690k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 12-24-2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-27-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- NILESH PATEL
- Officer
- GAURANG VAGHASIA
Cargo
- 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.
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 12% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of about 15 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 30 of 58 violations (52%). Brake or tire defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations6 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
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New since the grade was set1 out-of-service inspection after Jul 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 11 in 24 months would be typical; 44% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.067 | 0.016 |
| Inspections | 2.93 | 0.46 |
| Violations | 1.93 | 0.45 |
| Critical violations | 0.27 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
58 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert51 · 13 OOSBrakes 30 · Tires 7 · Lights 6 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 7
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat6 · 1 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Dec252025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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Aug142025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 2 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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
- California (HQ) 45
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (medium).
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 0.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 5.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection May 1, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Apr 2, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 25, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 19, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 15 further inspections with no out-of-service result
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 1, 2026 · CA · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 10 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
C Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.43 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 22 | 5.21 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.