FELIX CARRIER INC
15 power units
17 drivers
1.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 38.1 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 54 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 17 · 17
- Annual miles
- 1.1M ~72k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 19, 2026)
- Registered
- Dec 6, 2022 (4 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 9, 2026
- Officer
- MARLEN FELIX BENITEZ
- Phone
- (661) 501-8393
- felixcarrierinc@gmail.com
- Address
- 1707 Bixshire Drive, Bakersfield CA 93311
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
54
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.3%
6 of 22 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
14.8%
8 of 54 driver inspections
Violations
77
23 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
77 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert36 · 8 out-of-serviceLights 11 · Brakes 10 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert29 · 13 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 14 · False log 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jan272026Jan 27, 2026 · New MexicoInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug12025Aug 1, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun172025Jun 17, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb122025Feb 12, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan52025Jan 5, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Aug 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2024
- 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 Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jan 2026); ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. (Mar 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Aug 28, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Arizona 9
- Illinois 8
- California (HQ) 7
- New Mexico 7
- Indiana 6
- Ohio 5
- Texas 3
- Utah 3
13% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 15 | 6.86 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 15 | 3.26 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 7.99 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.23 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
54 driver inspections · 22 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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