CANDELAS TRUCKING LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSE LUIS CANDELAS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2008-04-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-04-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or emails with 93 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
18 events- 04/12/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 10/02/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA00830520
- 08/17/2023Insurance filed — WESTERN COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 0843076302
- 08/17/2023Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA00830520
- 01/27/2023Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP79079A
- 04/01/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 03/13/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA3212773
- 01/27/2021Insurance replaced — WESTERN COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 87161404
- 01/28/2017Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 50-614949-00
- 04/29/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/21/2022)
- 04/18/2016Insurance name changed — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 50-614949-00
- 02/17/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (04/18/2016)
- 04/07/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0002314
- 03/25/2012Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
CARGO · policy LTO0002314
- 04/02/2011Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT784883-5011-111
- 03/04/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (02/12/2015)
- 02/25/2011Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT784883-5011-111
- 04/04/2008Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-04-12
- Reported mileage
- 70,413 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — CANDELAS TRUCKING LLC, NAMPA, ID
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