THE GROWERS COMPANY INC

DOT# 718118 Somerton, AZ Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(928) 627-8080 matayde@thegrowerscompany.com 15834 S Avenue G, Somerton AZ 85350
83 power units · all owned 50 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 150 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
83
Drivers · CDL
50 · 50
Annual miles
782k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 29 0 0 29

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-03-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
12-08-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-01-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOSEPH A RODRIGUEZ
Officer
MARK J RODRIGUEZ

Cargo

64.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Fresh Produce Other: SUPPLIES TO HARVEST PRODUCE Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.84×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.16×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.26× and out-of-service orders 0.34× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -32%. 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
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 96% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • 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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
150
96% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.7%
4 of 149
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 46
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 25 inspections, 1 out of service 25 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 1 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 34 inspections, 1 out of service 34 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 27 inspections, 0 out of service 27 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.012 0.025
Inspections 1.29 0.91
Violations 0.05 0.53
Critical violations 0.00 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Mar
    20
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    20
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

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 148
  • Arizona (HQ) 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 150 inspections were in Arizona.