CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2700752· MC1494631· CARRIER· EIN 87-4553738
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GARCIA AND SONS LLC

32158 RD 122, VISALIA, CA, 93291(559) 967-9839egarcia7801@gmail.comELVIS GARCIA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
35
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1494631

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Most recent liability (BIPD) filing ended 06/16/2026 (SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) — no active federal filing shown; verify current coverage
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ENDED 06/16/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 01/09/2026
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CLCA13787
Authority history (4) ▾
01/09/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/12/2026)
09/08/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2025)
05/20/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/16/2025)
07/03/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7) ▾
  1. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/03/2025 → 02/05/2026
  2. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/03/2025 → 01/09/2026
  3. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/16/2025 → 10/05/2025
  4. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/16/2025 → 10/03/2025
  5. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/06/2024 → 06/16/2025
  6. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/16/2024 → 12/06/2024
  7. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/16/2023 → 06/16/2024

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

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

2 inspections · 4 violations (1 OOS) · 50% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
4
Violations
1
OOS violations
4
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

4
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • CA2

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.

Recommendations

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

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 50% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

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.

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).

7
Inspections
13
Violations
1
Out-of-service
18
CSA points
1
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

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

5 trailer 4 truck
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJGLDV6GSHE0065· 9G39079 CA
2028 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2533WM470413· 4JX7264 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGHDV4ESFN0375· 9G27982 CA
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2532FU186304· 4UZ3903 CA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLDR9DLBV2921· 9G37434 CA
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2532FU185735· 4UZ4477 CA
2016 PETERBILT 389
1XPXD49X0GD356881· 9G35767 CA
2006 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA96276W703265· 4LK5702 CA
1997 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV502W8VL435600· 4JT2223 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
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
4 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
ELVIS GARCIA
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2015-06-12
Last MCS-150 update
2025-10-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 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.

Data change history

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

Connections

carrier graph

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

7
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: ELVIS GARCIA (USDOT 1677547, registered 2007) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 6
1
ELVIS GARCIA
USDOT 2787445Inactive· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
2
ELVIS GARCIA
USDOT 1677547Inactive· TULARE, CA
Strong
Officer
3
GARCIA AND SONS LLC
USDOT 4124602Active· HANFORD, CA
Strong
EmailPhone
4
INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT & LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC
USDOT 4119943Active· MIAMI, FL
Strong
Officer
5
TITAN ROAD TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 8278649Active· EDGEWATER, CO
Strong
Officer
6
VIP TRUCK TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3876664Active· MIAMI, FL
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

15 events
  1. 06/16/2026Insurance ended — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy CLCA13787

  2. 02/05/2026Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA13787

  3. 01/09/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/12/2026)

  4. 01/09/2026Insurance filed — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CLCA13787

  5. 01/09/2026Insurance replaced — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA13787

  6. 10/31/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  7. 10/05/2025Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA13787

  8. 10/03/2025Insurance replaced — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA13787

  9. 09/08/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2025)

  10. 06/16/2025Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA10543

  11. 05/20/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/16/2025)

  12. 12/06/2024Insurance replaced — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLCA10543

  13. 06/16/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN354662

  14. 07/03/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  15. 06/12/2015Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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
2025-10-31
Reported mileage
150,000 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 9:02 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.