HAT CREEK CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS INC

DOT# 908459 DUNS# 190607531 Burney, CA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(530) 335-5501 bob.varner@hatcreekconstruction.com 24339 State Hwy 89 North, Burney CA 96013
48 power units · all owned 31 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 80.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
48
Drivers · CDL
31 · 20
Annual miles
780k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 21 0 0 21
Tractors 27 0 0 27
Trailers 54 0 0 54

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-16-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
09-29-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BOB VARNER
Officer
PERRY L THOMPSON

Cargo

65.3
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, 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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.32×. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 8 of 17 violations (47%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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, Dec 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
29
76% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.9%
5 of 28
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
6 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in California (about 124 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.010 0.029
Inspections 0.48 1.11
Violations 0.18 0.77
Critical violations 0.03 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    17 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 5 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Nov
    12
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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 (HQ) 29

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).