CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 444649· MC43583· CARRIER· EIN 94-2666161
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THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE INC

7407 SOUTHFRONT RD, LIVERMORE, CA, 94551(925) 454-8700paul.keating@lipmanfamilyfarms.comDARREN MICELLE
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
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.

Authority & insurance

MC043583

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

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 08/15/2025
Hartford Fire Insurance Company· policy 20CSES95902
Authority history (2) ▾
09/07/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
09/07/2017MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1) ▾
  1. TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/16/2017 → 08/15/2025

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.

Vehicle5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

5 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

5
Inspections
3
Violations
0
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

3
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • AZ4
  • CA3

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.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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

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
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
CSA points
1
Crashes
3
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

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

4 trailer 3 truck
2024 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYD49X9RJ351306· AL27914 AZ
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2531FM139412· 98289H AZ
2020 KENWORTH T680seen 2×
1XKYD49X5LJ397268· AJ71265 AZ
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2534GM441648· 4RY4066 CA
2026 KENWORTH T680seen 2×
1XKYD49XXTJ201583· AM58707 AZ
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2532N6500102· 5552208 ME
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2538N6500105· 5592209 ME

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;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
13
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
13
10 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi10 drivers
Company officer
DARREN MICELLE
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1991-05-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-09-14
Census status
Active

Fleet: 13 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 11 owned trailers · 7 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, officers or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
HURON PRODUCE INC
USDOT 2523332Active· FREDERICK, CO
Strong
Email
2
LIPMAN ARIZONA, INC.
USDOT 1661869Active· GLENDALE, AZ
Strong
Officer
3
LIPMAN CONNECTICUT LLC
USDOT 4178775Active· PLAINVILLE, CT
Strong
Email
Medium· 1
BENNY WHITEHEAD INC
USDOT 182606Active· GEORGETOWN, GA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1UYVS2538N65001051UYVS2532N6500102

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

6 events
  1. 09/14/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  2. 08/15/2025Insurance filed — Hartford Fire Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 20CSES95902

  3. 08/15/2025Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9D907272

  4. 09/07/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 09/07/2017MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 05/01/1991Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2016-08-03
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-09-14
Reported mileage
266,565 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 22, 2026, 3:28 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.