PREMIER PRODUCE COMPANY

DOT# 653969 MC# 462290 Chula Vista, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 423-5252 ppcoinc@aol.com 698 Anita Street Suite A, Chula Vista CA 91911
19 power units · all owned 16 drivers 725k mi/yr · ~38k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
16 · 10
Annual miles
725k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 9 0 0 9
Tractors 10 0 0 10
Trailers 14 0 0 14

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-20-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
08-09-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-06-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TIM CRABTREE
Officer
SYED ZAIDI

Cargo

53.0
medium risk
Fresh Produce

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

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

This motor carrier 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.3%
2 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
2 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 58 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 0.79 1.23
Violations 0.39 0.97
Critical violations 0.08 0.18

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

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    Lights 3 · Brakes 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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 · TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE
on record since Feb 18, 2003 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
on file · TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE since Feb 18, 2003
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 8, 2003)

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) 19
  • Arizona 1
  • Texas 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (90%).