CSA
UnknownUSDOT 2645699· CARRIER· EIN 77-0121198
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J CARDENAS & SONS

Legal: J CARDENAS & SONS FARMING INC

1141 TAMA LANE, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93455(805) 349-3886JUAN T CARDENAS
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
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

1 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • CA1

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90-day safety improvement plan

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

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

1
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
0
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

1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 incomplete vehicle
2015 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNJ8JVXF4S57373· 13429Z2 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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
JUAN T CARDENAS
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2015-06-12
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers or officers with 7 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

7
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
JUAN T CARDENAS
USDOT 2688083Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Strong
OfficerPhoneAddress
2
RIO VISTA CORPORATION
USDOT 3113199Inactive· NIPOMO, CA
Strong
OfficerPhone
Medium· 5
CARDENAS BROS FARMING COMPANY INC
USDOT 2612645Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Medium
Address
HILL TOP PRODUCE INC
USDOT 2939536Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Medium
Address
MESA VIEW PRODUCE INC
USDOT 2718452Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Medium
Address
MR BILLS SERVICE
USDOT 2678713Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Medium
Address
NEW AGE PREP, INC
USDOT 2717073Active· SANTA MARIA, CA
Medium
Address

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.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
0

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.