CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3449491· MC1127506· CARRIER· EIN 95-0561546
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BONITA PACKING COMPANY INC

1850 WEST STOWELL RD, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93458(805) 361-8789anthony.cochiolo@bonipak.comANTHONY COCHIOLO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
13%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
4.4%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
3
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
74
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier3 crashes in the last 24 months

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

MC1127506

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 08/01/2024
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.· policy FPK BA017801097136
Authority history (1) ▾
08/12/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (1) ▾
  1. NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2020 → 08/01/2024

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.

Vehicle23 inspections · 13% OOS · National 22%
Driver45 inspections · 4.4% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

45 inspections · 36 violations (3 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.

45
Inspections
36
Violations
3
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

17
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • CA24
  • AZ4
  • OR1
  • NV1

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.

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

High impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 87% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing16 violations · 1 OOS (24 mo)
False log / RODS1 OOS6 viol60%
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 35%
  • 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:1× · 13%
  • 395.8E-HOSPCDOOSHOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain1× · 10%
Log / ELD device9 viol30%
  • 395.32B-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD2× · 14%
  • 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t3× · 9%
  • 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.1× · 2%
Following / lane / reckless1 viol10%
  • 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 10%
What to do
  • Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
  • Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 26 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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

Medium impact

10 of 33 violations in the last 12 months (30%) 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

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 45% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations (24 mo)
Speeding5 viol89%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 53%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit3× · 35%
Following / lane / reckless3 viol11%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation3× · 11%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 27 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 11% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes1 OOS3 viol45%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection2× · 34%
  • 396.3A1-BALRAir Brake - Fails air loss rate test1× · 10%
Tires1 OOS1 viol34%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 34%
Lighting / lamps3 viol17%
  • 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative2× · 10%
  • 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative1× · 7%
Other1 viol3%
  • 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 3%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 8 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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
5
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Where the violations are
Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%Vehicle Maintenance 33%Unsafe Driving 33%
Focus here first
1Hours-of-Service Compliance
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
2Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
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
3Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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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).

63
Inspections
83
Violations
17
Out-of-service
297
CSA points
4
Crashes
4
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

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

27 trailer 25 truck
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 7×
1UYVS253XP2658410· 4UT4167 CA
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKJHHDV7SSWC6379· ZP38553 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDR9PSUM2267· YP73186 CA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2538L2990713· 4SP6399 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDR5RSUZ8998· YP83994 CA
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2537M2422602· 4TR4559 CA
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDR5RSUZ8984· YP98730 CA
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDV9TSWR8707· ZP78171 CA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2532P2911140· 4VD4873 CA
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2539M2129736· 4TL7216 CA
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDV5SSWC6378· ZP38552 CA
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDV9TSWR8710· ZP78180 CA
2019 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBDP9X8KD637220· YP02823 CA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2530P2989450· 4VD6472 CA
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2533T2512604· DE92S45 CA
2020 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBDP9X2LD731661· XP71907 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0PSUM2268· YP73184 CA
2021 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBDP9X6MD751090· XP83936 CA
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR1PSNZ3281· YP73185 CA
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2530GU611830· 4PG7258 CA
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536M2389205· 4TL3917 CA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2531P2658408· 4UT4165 CA
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2535T2512605· 4WD9424 CA
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2537T2512606· 4WD9423 CA
2019 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBDP9X3KD637223· XP48197 CA
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDV2TSWR8709· ZP78173 CA
2017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA0624HW701309· 4PK8764 CA
2013 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS253XDU729802· 4NX9984 CA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS253XL2990714· 4RL8895 CA
2013 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2538DU729801· 4UK6267 CA

+ 22 more.

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

3

Tow-away

3

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
16
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
18
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.8M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi18 drivers
Company officer
ANTHONY COCHIOLO
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
29406386
Registered since
2020-07-06
Last MCS-150 update
2025-01-30
Census status
Active

Fleet: 16 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 24 owned trailers · 15 leased/term tractors.

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, officers or emails with 13 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

13
Connected carriers
12
Fleet-transfer links
6
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BONITA PACKING CO INC (USDOT 2848897, registered 2016) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
COTECO DISTRIBUTING CO INC
USDOT 1006481Active· SAN JOSE, CA
Strong
Shared VIN · 6
1XPBDP9X8KD6372201XPBDP9XXMD7510921XPBDP9X1KD6372221GRAA0624HW7013091XPBDP9X3KD6372231XPCDP9X5RD666690
2
BONITA PACKING CO INC
USDOT 2848897Inactive· SANTA MARIA, CA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhoneAddress

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

5 events
  1. 01/30/2025MCS-150 update filed

    1.8M mi reported (2024)

  2. 08/01/2024Insurance filed — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy FPK BA017801097136

  3. 08/01/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy FPK BAN 7801097136

  4. 08/12/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 07/06/2020Registered 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

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

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

Form date
2025-01-30
Reported mileage
1,800,000 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 24, 2026, 4:23 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.