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SPATES FABRICATORS INC

Joins 30 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 6.90% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 41.7% vs peer 12.5% Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SPATES FABRICATORS INC (USDOT 2733968)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 6.90% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 41.7% vs peer 12.5%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2733968/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2733968 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BRENT SPATES General Freight Other Based in THERMAL, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 6.9% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 41.7% vs peer median 12.5% (worse). n=67533 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2733968
In FMCSA records since Jun 30, 2015 (~11y)
Company officer BRENT SPATES
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other
Fleet size 15 units
Drivers 10
Annual mileage 660,750 mi
Contact & address
Physical
85-435 MIDDLETON ST
THERMAL, CA 92274
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2733968
In FMCSA records since Jun 30, 2015 (~11y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 660,750 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 41.7% vs 23.4% +18.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 6.9% vs 6.7% +0.2 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.13 vs 1.80 -0.67
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 15 0 0
Trailers 15 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 51 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 30 30 0
OOS inspections 2 12 0
OOS percentage 6.67% 40% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
15
Drivers
10
Inspections
51
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
41.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 41.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 67,533 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–23 power units (±50% of this carrier's 15 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
6.9%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 67,533 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
41.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
12.5%
Median across 67,533 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +29.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-01 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 30 13 43.3% Sep 11, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 32
GMC 8
Wabash National 7
Raes 5
Asi 4
Prec 3
Hauli 2
Rayn 2
Spel 2
Trut 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.10 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.12 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 17 — 4.45 4 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (51 rows) View all 51 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88978590 Sep 11, 2026 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF — 4 393.110B3-C, 393.45A-BLHF, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
88943242 Sep 9, 2026 CA 3 DESERT HILLS IF
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
88238495 Jun 24, 2026 CA 1 SAN ONOFRE IF
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.110B3-C Yes
88105974 Jun 10, 2026 CA 2 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLSR No
87729016 Apr 29, 2026 CA 2 RANCHO CUCAMONGA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 2-SLLED No
87626553 Apr 20, 2026 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 53B-B, 47E, 3A1-BALAC No
87245688 Mar 6, 2026 CA 1 ca-san-onofre-if-(southbound)
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
87194576 Mar 3, 2026 CA 2 ca-sr-241-s/b-at-windy-ridge
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.118D-CDL, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
86959674 Feb 3, 2026 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86950154 Feb 2, 2026 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.207A-STCB, 391.41APC, 396.3A1-BALAC Yes
86939726 Jan 30, 2026 CA 3 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
86925638 Jan 30, 2026 CA 3 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
86573518 Dec 12, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86446778 Dec 1, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45B2-B-AIR No
86324228 Nov 12, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.110C-C Yes
86122297 Oct 22, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.104B-C, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
86111545 Oct 21, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.104B-C, 396.3A1-BOS Yes
85944382 Sep 29, 2025 CA 1 RAINBOW IF
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95F No
85053649 Jun 20, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.209D-STBSP, 393.104B-C Yes
84878843 Jun 4, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95F No
84721681 May 15, 2025 CA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.110B2I-C, 393.87A-FPLA Yes
84569280 May 2, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.100C-C, 393.104C-C, 393.104B-C Yes
84420901 Apr 14, 2025 CA 1 RAINBOW IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84308208 Apr 2, 2025 CA 2 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.104B-C, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
84109556 Mar 12, 2025 CA 2 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWG1 No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA6302000507 May 11, 2020 CA 0 2 Yes No Injury
CA8551718216 Nov 9, 2017 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA8401713108 Jan 26, 2017 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
DESERT HILLS IF CA 35 13
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 7 1
RAINBOW IF CA 4 0
CAJON SCALES CA 1 1
RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 1
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
392.9(a) Failing to secure load Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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