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DOT #466735 · ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC
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ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC

DOT# 466735 MC# 185583 San Diego, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 661-7281 paula@zavalzatrucking.com 1476 Radar Road, San Diego CA 92154
7 tractors · all owned 7 drivers 673k mi/yr · ~96k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
35 yrs history · 62 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
673k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-28-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
12-27-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ELVA ZAVALZA

Cargo

57.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Other: PARTICLE BOARD Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

62 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.40×–1.88×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (7 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 2.21×, violations 1.86× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +18%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 52 of 111 violations (47%). Brake or light defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    39.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (17 of 43). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.21× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    13.8% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (8 of 58). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.21× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    8 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
62
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.5%
17 of 43
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
13.8%
8 of 58
National avg 6.7%
Violations
111
30 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 8 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 4 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 4 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.039
Inspections 8.00 1.41
Violations 7.93 1.44
Critical violations 1.50 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

111 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    91 · 23 OOS
    Brakes 52 · Lights 10 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 3 · 16 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    16 · 5 OOS
    False log 8 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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
  • Jan
    26
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2005
A cancellation notice effective Jun 11, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
Cargo filing
on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Apr 27, 2009
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Apr 27, 2026, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 17, 2026)

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) 49
  • Washington 5
  • Oregon 4
  • Federal inspectors 3
  • Idaho 1

79% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/466735