CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1079113· CARRIER· EIN 95-3888000
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MELISSAS BRAND

Legal: WORLD VARIETY PRODUCE INC

5325 SOUTH SOTO STREET, VERNON, CA, 90058(323) 588-0151mikes@melissas.comMICHAEL STEPHENS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

A high share of violations are occurring in Riverside County, CA

Medium impact

7 of 16 violations in the last 12 months (44%) came from inspections in Riverside County, CA. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Riverside County, CA to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
2
Inspections
3
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 67%Vehicle Maintenance 33%
Focus here first
1Other
2 violations · 67% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLEWA1State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
  • 390.21TB2-DOTOperate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
Do this
  • Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension parts
  • Include suspension in scheduled maintenance
2Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 33% of recent
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. · OOS
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

38
Inspections
31
Violations
4
Out-of-service
61
CSA points
6
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

14 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

14 incomplete vehicle
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 9×
3ALACXD22KDKT9824· 29833J2 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 5×
3ALACXDT7GDHT5530· 77649T1 CA
2025 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 4×
3ALACWD28SDVM3394· 99518A4 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 4×
3ALACXD22PDUM8410· 29538Z3 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 3×
3ALACWD25RDVH1269· 09621A4 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 3×
3ALACXD26PDUG7103· 52920X3 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 2×
3ALACWD23PDUG7098· 91355P3 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 2×
3ALACWD2XRDVK8664· 80131Z3 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACXD24PDUG7102· 99676N3 CA
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWD28KDKT9823· 03515L2 CA
2020 FREIGHTLINER M2
1FVACWD23LHLJ0406· 01528Y2 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWD28RDVK8663· 80130Z3 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2
1FVACWFC3RHUZ2624· 3542128 IN
2024 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEUMMN9RL572638· 56658B4 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
41
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
44
44 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.8M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi44 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL STEPHENS
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2002-12-10
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-21
Census status
Active

Fleet: 41 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares phone numbers or officers with 28 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

28
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
27
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: AMERICAN FEED & FARM SUPPLY INC (USDOT 345058, registered 1989) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 27
1
AMERICAN FEED & FARM SUPPLY INC
USDOT 345058Inactive· OMAHA, NE
Strong
Officer
2
CENTRAL ASPHALT
USDOT 954473Active· CLEVELAND, TN
Strong
Officer
3
CHESAPEAKE CONCRETE RAISING LLC
USDOT 2907249Active· BEL AIR, MD
Strong
Officer
4
IDAHO MATERIAL HANDLING INC
USDOT 716412Active· IDAHO FALLS, ID
Strong
Officer
5
J&M MOVING AND DELIVERY INC
USDOT 1232522Active· STATHAM, GA
Strong
Officer
6
KITCHEN DISTRIBUTORS INC
USDOT 1259797Active· FAYETTEVILLE, AR
Strong
Officer
7
MDS EXCAVATION LLC
USDOT 2422831Inactive· OAKWOOD, GA
Strong
Officer
8
MICHAEL J STEPHENS
USDOT 1975242Inactive· PHENIX CITY, AL
Strong
Officer
9
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 2491604Active· UPPER MARLBORO, MD
Strong
Officer
10
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 1558172Inactive· SULPHUR, LA
Strong
Officer
11
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 3285292Active· GIG HARBOR, WA
Strong
Officer
12
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 1877476Inactive· CLEVELAND, TX
Strong
Officer
13
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 3089825Inactive· NINNEKAH, OK
Strong
Officer
14
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 1960065Active· ADAMSVILLE, TN
Strong
Officer
15
MICHAEL STEPHENS
USDOT 1960422Active· SPOKANE, WA
Strong
Officer
16
MICHAELS HAULING SERVICE
USDOT 3777804Active· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
17
MRC SALES LLC
USDOT 2462377Inactive· SALYERSVILLE, KY
Strong
Officer
18
NAILEDIT REMODELING INC
USDOT 4356301Inactive· PAYSON, IL
Strong
Officer
19
RED LINE EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 1582128Inactive· YAKIMA, WA
Strong
Officer
20
ST SALES INC
USDOT 1693784Inactive· SALYERSVILLE, KY
Strong
Officer
21
STEPHENS BROTHERS LLC
USDOT 1193292Active· ROCHELLE, GA
Strong
Officer
22
STEPHENS EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC
USDOT 2360986Active· SARVER, PA
Strong
Officer
23
STEPHENS HAULING INC
USDOT 2172926Inactive· QUINCY, IL
Strong
Officer
24
STEPHENS TRUCK & TRAILER SALES INC
USDOT 735744Active· SALYERSVILLE, KY
Strong
Officer
25
ULTIMATE TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2053097Active· STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Strong
Officer
26
VEST COMMUNICATIONS LLC
USDOT 3987733Active· TRENTON, OH
Strong
Officer
27
WTS ENERGY GROUP LLC
USDOT 3169525Active· MINERAL WELLS, TX
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 05/21/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.8M mi reported (2024)

  2. 12/10/2002Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-21
Reported mileage
793,000 mi (2024)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. March, 2024

    • Fleet grew to 39 power units
    • Drivers grew to 42
  2. March, 2023

    • Fleet grew to 32 power units
  3. November, 2022

    • Moved to VERNON, CA
  4. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — WORLD VARIETY PRODUCE INC, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 11:49 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.