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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 495728· MC434800· CARRIER· EIN 94-2371498
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CARPENTER'S TRUCKING

Legal: K G CARPENTER & SONS INC

44534 STATE HWY 229 E, MCARTHUR, CA, 96056(530) 336-5256carpenterstrucking@frontiernet.netCALVIN CARPENTER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
11.8%
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

MC434800

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

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
On file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 10/01/2020
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BUI-010699
ON FILECargo — BMC-34eff 10/01/2010
AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy MXI93024028
Authority history (7) ▾
09/04/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2020)
09/04/2020CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2020)
09/09/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)
09/09/2004CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)
10/28/2003COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/05/2003)
07/12/2002MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
07/12/2002MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (12) ▾
  1. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2011 → 10/01/2020
  2. PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2007 → 10/01/2011
  3. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2009 → 10/01/2010
  4. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2006 → 10/01/2009
  5. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2009 → 10/01/2009
  6. STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2004 → 10/01/2007
  7. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2003 → 10/01/2006
  8. AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2003 → 10/06/2004
  9. AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2003 → 10/01/2004
  10. TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 06/11/2002 → 10/01/2003
  11. TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/11/2002 → 10/01/2003
  12. TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/11/2002 → 06/11/2002

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.

Vehicle17 inspections · 11.8% OOS · National 22%
Driver19 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

19 inspections · 6 violations (3 OOS) · 11% of inspections had an OOS finding.

19
Inspections
6
Violations
3
OOS violations
6
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

6
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • CA26
  • OR1

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.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving 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

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.

▼ Improving
4
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 100% of recent
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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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).

27
Inspections
6
Violations
3
Out-of-service
53
CSA points
8
Crashes
2
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

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

8 trailer 3 incomplete vehicle 2 truck
2020 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 9×
3BKDL40X0LF384922· XP70443 CA
2024 KENWORTH T880seen 8×
1XKZD49X1RJ317848· YP91411 CA
2020 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 7×
3BKDL40X9LF418050· YP01662 CA
1998 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co.seen 4×
1W1GGB6B8WE309733· 4TR9198 CA
2020 GENERAL TRAILER General Trailerseen 2×
1G9G2LA24LA008035· 4TU1753 CA
2025 KENWORTH T880seen 2×
1NKZL49X7SJ189800· ZP58592 CA
2021 GENERAL TRAILER General Trailer
1G9G2LA20MA008048· 4TE6020 CA
2004 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co.
1W1UCSVJ64D528345· 4MH6815 CA
2015 KENWORTH T8 Series
1XKDD49X2FJ421321· WP25984 CA
2015 MERRITT Merritt
1MT2N4822FH025149· 4NL4280 CA
2000 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co.
1W1UCSVJ8YD522939· 4DY6212 CA
2022 DOONAN SPECIALIZED TRAILER Doonan Specialized Trailer
1D9BV4522N1609486· 4UF1442 CA
2016 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac
5MC124813G3157789· 4UF1442 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;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
6
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
9
9 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+ mi5 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi4 drivers
Company officer
CALVIN CARPENTER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1992-08-24
Last MCS-150 update
2025-11-14
Census status
Active

Fleet: 6 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 21 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, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
VOLCANO ROCK INC
USDOT 637360Active· MCARTHUR, CA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhone

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

21 events
  1. 11/14/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  2. 10/01/2020Insurance filed — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BUI-010699

  3. 10/01/2020Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-000792

  4. 09/04/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2020)

  5. 09/04/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2020)

  6. 10/01/2011Insurance replaced — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy P0009-106549

  7. 10/01/2010Insurance filed — AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    Cargo — BMC-34 · policy MXI93024028

  8. 10/01/2010Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI93010520

  9. 10/01/2009Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI98114575

  10. 10/01/2007Insurance replaced — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy FPSP000892800

  11. 10/01/2006Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI 98101786

  12. 10/06/2004Insurance cancelled — AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy FP000591600

  13. 10/01/2004Insurance replaced — AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy FP000591600

  14. 09/09/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)

  15. 09/09/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)

  16. 10/28/2003COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/05/2003)

  17. 10/01/2003Insurance cancelled — TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    CARGO · policy N1902 15 00

  18. 07/12/2002MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  19. 07/12/2002MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  20. 06/11/2002Insurance replaced — TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    BIPD/Primary · policy N1902 15 00

  21. 08/24/1992Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
1992-11-17
Last review
2020-09-30
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-11-14
Reported mileage
275,271 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 27, 2026, 6:40 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.