CSA
UnknownUSDOT 645393· CARRIER· EIN 77-0015018
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THERMO KING FRESNO INC

3247 E ANNADALE AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93706(559) 374-3200heather@tkcencal.comKENNETH NELSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
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.

Vehicle3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 9 violations (1 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
9
Violations
1
OOS violations
8
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

9
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • CA6

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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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).

6
Inspections
9
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
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

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

3 incomplete vehicle 1 truck 1 trailer
2017 MACK GU (Granite)seen 3×
1M2AX35B6HM010124· 9F98578 CA
2021 FORD F-250
1FT8W2BT3MEE14516· 08758G3 CA
2013 HILLSBORO INDUSTRIES Hillsboro Industries
1TH3A64A4D1026423· 4SZ3942 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWDT8GDHG7196· 30604F2 CA
2017 MACK GU (Granite)
1M2AX35B8HM010125· 9F98575 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
60
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
155
20 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.8M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi155 drivers
Company officer
KENNETH NELSON
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1996-06-14
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-02
Census status
Active

Fleet: 60 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 265 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 officers or emails with 17 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

17
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
17
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: KENNETH NELSON (USDOT 519033, 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· 17
1
4 NELSON FARMS INC
USDOT 2317640Active· ALTONA, IL
Strong
Officer
2
BERNARD E JENKINS
USDOT 2349281Active· THOMSON, GA
Strong
Officer
3
DKN FARMS LLC
USDOT 2836231Inactive· HALE CENTER, TX
Strong
Officer
4
ELITE LOGISTICS SOUTH LLC
USDOT 3339705Inactive· LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
5
KEN NELSON TRANSPORT LTD
USDOT 1710778Inactive· DURHAM, ON
Strong
Officer
6
KENNETH LEE NELSON
USDOT 1435842Inactive· PINNACLE, NC
Strong
Officer
7
KENNETH NELSON
USDOT 2798405Inactive· PARMA, ID
Strong
Officer
8
KENNETH NELSON
USDOT 2163683Inactive· HEISLERVILLE, NJ
Strong
Officer
9
KENNETH NELSON
USDOT 519033Inactive· MCPHERSON, KS
Strong
Officer
10
KENNETH T NELSON
USDOT 2074773Inactive· WAYNESVILLE, MO
Strong
Officer
11
N & D TRANSFER LLC
USDOT 2638656Inactive· DES MOINES, IA
Strong
Officer
12
NELSON AND SMALL INC
USDOT 55162Active· PORTLAND, ME
Strong
Officer
13
NELSON SPOOLING LLC
USDOT 3265589Inactive· MIDLAND, TX
Strong
Officer
14
NVB EQUIPMENT INC
USDOT 1342922Active· FRESNO, CA
Strong
OfficerEmail
15
PINE GROVE CEMETARY CORPORATION
USDOT 2567345Active· MIDDLETOWN, CT
Strong
Officer
16
SOLVENT RECY-CLEAN INC
USDOT 1731004Active· PHOENIX, AZ
Strong
Officer
17
SOUTH WESTERN PAVING COMPANY
USDOT 2753984Active· FULLERTON, CA
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

2 events
  1. 03/02/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.8M mi reported (2025)

  2. 06/14/1996Registered 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

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2024-03-22
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-02
Reported mileage
810,000 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 29, 2026, 7:47 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.