CSA
UnknownUSDOT 2885705· CARRIER· EIN 61-1607266
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TAWA SERVICES INC

6338 REGIO AVE, BUENA PARK, CA, 90620(714) 521-8899JONSON CHEN
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.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 25% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 16.7% 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.

Improving
2
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 67%Other 33%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 67% of recent
  • 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
  • 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Other
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSRState/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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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).

15
Inspections
29
Violations
3
Out-of-service
71
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

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

5 incomplete vehicle 3 truck 2 trailer 1 other
2021 HINO Incomplete Vehicleseen 3×
5PVNJ8AV4M5T51224· 00548E3 CA
2015 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBDP9X2FD257845· 9F18408 CA
2021 HINO Incomplete Vehicleseen 2×
5PVNJ8AV7M5T51198· 08639C3 CA
2021 HINO Incomplete Vehicleseen 2×
5PVNJ8AV5M5T51197· 08632C3 CA
HINO
59VNJ8AV4M5T51224· 00548E3 CA
2021 HINO Incomplete Vehicle
5PVNJ8AV5M5T51202· 89009C3 CA
2018 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C6JT236210· AB9604 OK
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHLDV4PSNS4424· 9G77868 CA
2024 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K6RJ122187· 460524T TN
2015 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X4FD257846· 9F18415 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWFC0RDVC6830· 09812Z3 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
15
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
17
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi17 drivers
Company officer
JONSON CHEN
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2016-05-03
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-06
Census status
Active

Fleet: 15 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 8 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: TAWA SUPERMARKET INC (USDOT 537616, registered 1993) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 3
1
TAWA SUPERMARKET INC
USDOT 537616Inactive· BUENA PARK, CA
Strong
OfficerPhone
2
WELCOME CALIFORNIA MARKET INC
USDOT 3266330Inactive· NEW YORK, NY
Strong
OfficerPhone
3
WELCOME MARKET INC
USDOT 1255573Active· HAYWARD, CA
Strong
Officer
Medium· 2
WALONG MARKETING
USDOT 4073906Active· BUENA PARK, CA
Medium
PhoneAddressShared VIN · 1
3ALACWFC0RDVC6830
PROJECT FRIED RICE LLC
USDOT 4462233Inactive· BUENA PARK, CA
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress

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. 03/06/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/03/2016Registered 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)

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-06
Reported mileage
561,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.