FIRE AND ICE PRODUCTIONS INC

Joins 22 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 13.6% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 9.10% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — FIRE AND ICE PRODUCTIONS INC (USDOT 3023091)
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 mixed vs peers — Driver 13.6% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 9.10% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3023091/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
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USDOT 3023091 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JOEL BARAL General Freight Other (MOTION PICTURE STUDIO EQUIPMENT) Based in ENCINO, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 13.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 9.1% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=31488 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.

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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 3023091

In FMCSA records since Jun 28, 2017 (~9y)

Company officer JOEL BARAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Other (MOTION PICTURE STUDIO EQUIPMENT)

Fleet size 33 units

Drivers 70

Annual mileage 1 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (406) 203-1573

Email: [email protected]

Physical

15821 VENTURA BLVD

ENCINO, CA 91436

Mailing

200 MAIN STREET 2ND FLOOR

STEVENSVILLE, MT 59870

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3023091

In FMCSA records since Jun 28, 2017 (~9y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 9.1% vs 23.4% -14.3 pts

Driver OOS Rate 13.6% vs 6.7% +6.9 pts

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	0	8	0
Trailers	0	20	0
Trucks	0	25	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

13.6%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 13.6% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 31,488 ACTIVE carriers operating 16–50 power units (±50% of this carrier's 33 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

13.6%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 31,488 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +13.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

9.1%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 31,488 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -5.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-04 2024-09

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		8
Ford		6
Unknown		5
International		3
Peterbilt		3
Dodge		2
Great Dane		1
Jexca		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (22 rows) View all 22 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82648687	Sep 11, 2024	MT	3	BILLINGS MT	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MT 134475P · 1FD0W4HT6HEC61664	0	—	No
82643380	Sep 11, 2024	NM	1	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 69066V2 · 3ALHC5CYXEDFP3504	1	392.71(a)	No
82645451	Sep 10, 2024	WY	3	CHEYENNE I-25 POE	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 67514V3 · 3ALHCYD26MDMW6280	1	395.8(f)(1)	No
82638305	Sep 10, 2024	CO	3	TRINIDAD CO	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR UT V559XR · 3HSDJAPR2EN791355	1	392.16(a)	No
82622373	Sep 9, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK UT F738HV · 1FVHC5CV8ADAN7272	3	393.11, 393.9(a), 396.5(b)	No
82395415	Aug 14, 2024	NM	1	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 82129L1 · 1FDUF5GY1DEA36048	1	393.95(a)	No
82431241	Aug 13, 2024	MT	3	BUTTE MT	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR UT D991NM · 1HSRDA4R0RH539427	0	—	No
82431155	Aug 13, 2024	CO	3	TRINIDAD CO	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK UT T603TE · 1FDUF5GY4FEB46627	0	—	No
82383396	Aug 13, 2024	WY	1	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK GA GGS622 · 1FVHG5FE4RHUV8206	3	395.8, 390.21T(b), 393.67(c)(7)(v)	No
82371948	Aug 12, 2024	NM	1	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 82725T2 · 3ALACWFC1KDKR2014	0	—	No
82332987	Aug 6, 2024	MT	3	LOLO MT	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge CA 06280P1 · 3C7WRNEL6JG263710	0	—	No
82232067	Jul 22, 2024	UT	3	BRIGHAM CITY UT	RAM TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Dodge CA 83306J3 · 3C7WRMFL9KG700335	4	395.8(a)(1), 392.5(a)(3), 392.4(a)	Yes
82040873	Jun 28, 2024	MT	2	BUTTE MT	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 48352U3 · 1XPBDP9X8GD301252	0	—	No
82040454	Jun 28, 2024	MT	3	BUTTE MT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA GII648 · 3AKGHLDR4RSUT8868	0	—	No
81681552	May 16, 2024	MT	2	CONNER MT	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Ford CA 96984J3 · 3C7WRMBL2NG310316	7	383.23(a)(2), 393.43(d), 392.2	Yes
81680925	May 16, 2024	UT	1	ut-st.-george-ut	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MD 0240F0 · 1FUJGLBG6GLGV2122	0	—	No
81636437	May 16, 2024	ID	1	SAGE JUNCTION PORT OF ENTRY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 60444V3 · 1FDUF5GN1NEF12385	0	—	No
81605885	May 14, 2024	NV	1	SLOAN CHECK SITE I-15	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 30181P3 · 1FDNW6DC7NDF09784	1	396.17(c)	No
81598047	May 14, 2024	MT	3	STEVENSVILLE MT	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK MT 137991R · 2NPLHN6X28M765094	0	—	No
81574975	May 8, 2024	MT	3	DARBY MT	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MT 50703US · 1XPCD40X5FD289267	0	—	No
81493309	Apr 30, 2024	MT	1	LOLO A-SITE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR UT D991NM · 1HSRDA4R0RH539427	2	393.53(b), 393.47(e)	No
81491181	Apr 25, 2024	UT	3	PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SB	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 47693YI · 3ALHCYCY5GDHH7966	2	395.8(k)(2), 396.17(c)	Yes

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BUTTE MT	MT	3	0
TRINIDAD CO	CO	2	0
SAGE JUNCTION PORT OF ENTRY	ID	1	0
BILLINGS MT	MT	1	0
CONNER MT	MT	1	1
DARBY MT	MT	1	0
LOLO A-SITE	MT	1	0
LOLO MT	MT	1	0
STEVENSVILLE MT	MT	1	0
CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	NM	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	2	2
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	Driver Fitness	1	0
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
392.4(a)	Driver uses or is in possession of drugs	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
392.5(a)(2)	BAC 0.04+	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
392.5(a)(3)	Driver having possession of alcohol while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a CMV	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
392.71(a)	Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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