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UnknownUSDOT 724422· CARRIER· EIN 77-0387590
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ASA FARMS INC ASA ORGANICS INC BRAGA FRESH

Legal: SEBASTIAN HARVESTING

33750 MORANDA ROAD, SOLEDAD, CA, 93960(831) 678-3835RODNEY BRAGA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
42.9%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
13%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
58
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 42.9% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 13% — above the 6.7% national average1 crash 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.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle21 inspections · 42.9% OOS · National 22%
Driver23 inspections · 13% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

23 inspections · 82 violations (18 OOS) · 37% of inspections had an OOS finding.

23
Inspections
82
Violations
18
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

23
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • CA29
  • US1

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.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 92% is at/over the 75% 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 contributing33 violations · 12 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps5 OOS13 viol43%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 12%
  • 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative2× · 9%
  • 393.9B-LSLOWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both obscured when required to be on.1× · 6%
Brakes6 viol17%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear3× · 9%
  • 393.43B-BATVBrake - Air, towing vehicle unable to actuate trailer parking/emergency brakes manually2× · 6%
  • 393.40A-BBrake - Inadequate braking system1× · 3%
Tires3 OOS3 viol14%
  • 393.75B-TFVTires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth1× · 7%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 7%
Other1 OOS2 viol6%
  • 396.3A1-DLDSUJRCMDriveline/Driveshaft - Any bearing cap retainer clip is missing1× · 4%
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 2%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 33 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 75% line

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

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 45% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 13.6% 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

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

Medium impact

38 of 58 violations in the last 12 months (66%) came from inspections in Imperial 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 Imperial County, CA to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% 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.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 67%Hazardous Materials Compliance 33%
Focus here first
1Other
2 violations · 67% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSR×2State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
2Hazardous Materials Compliance
1 violation · 33% of recent
Do this
  • Verify placards match the shipping papers before leaving
  • Keep shipping papers in reach and in order
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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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).

42
Inspections
82
Violations
18
Out-of-service
348
CSA points
9
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

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

21 truck 8 trailer 5 incomplete vehicle 4 other
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJGEBG6ESFL6349· 9F32114 CA
2014 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EJ1EN158428· SE723029 CA
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 4×
1XPBDP9X9ND810862· 9G60899 CA
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBDP9X5ND810860· 9G60893 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJGEDV4GSHS6617· 9G69357 CA
2018 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBDP9X7JD473988· 9F84416 CA
DAIRseen 2×
1D9FK2112LD039190· 4UU9183 CA
2012 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 2×
1FVACWDTXCDBF6467· 07053D1 CA
2000 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co.seen 2×
1W1AEK0G4YK230886· SHLOW2 CA
2002 DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE Dakota Manufacturing Co.seen 2×
1DA72C7D02C015859· 4NS9137 CA
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBDP9X7ND788635· 9G60898 CA
2007 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS25327U013111· 4LW2312 CA
2016 PETERBILT 567
1XPCAP8X3GD344055· 9F53108 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGEBG2GDHH6310· 9G24548 CA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKBGAD42DSFJ0054· 9G24531 CA
2012 PETERBILT 388
1XPWA48X5CD156272· 9E65336 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGEBG5ELFU7502· 9G24534 CA
2016 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X3GD345059· 9F18651 CA
2013 PETERBILT 388
1XPWA48X2DD197881· 9E73102 CA
2012 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGEDV3CLBE5918· 9F32126 CA
2012 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGEDVXCSBD7062· 9F32079 CA
2014 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X4ED238289· 9F02609 CA
2016 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9XXGD345060· 9F18686 CA
2022 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X9ND810859· 9G60892 CA
VALLE
1V9FS2126L1046012· SH 10B CA
2013 LOAD KING Load King
5LKL48356D1028457· 4ND5768 CA
2009 PETERBILT 340
2NPRLN9X69M790974· SE663101 CA
2022 PETERBILT 337
2NP2HM6X0NM782669· 09711H3 CA
2015 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWDT6FDGF9884· SE723050 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGEDV8GDHP5047· 9G69361 CA

+ 8 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

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
39
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
22
22 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.9M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi17 drivers
Company officer
RODNEY BRAGA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1998-01-13
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 39 trucks · 27 owned tractors · 153 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, phone numbers or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
AL PAK LABOR
USDOT 2865743Active· SOLEDAD, CA
Strong
OfficerPhone

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. 03/17/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.9M mi reported (2025)

  2. 01/13/1998Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2023-03-23
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-17
Reported mileage
879,614 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 21, 2026, 12:18 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.