CRATE MASTERS LLC

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
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TruckCodex risk summary — CRATE MASTERS LLC (USDOT 3163556)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3163556/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
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USDOT 3163556 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;OTHER-DELIVERY OF FINISHED GOODS TO CUSTOMERS Company officer: DENNIS DIXON Company officer 2: TIM KELLY Other (PACKAGING-CRATES, PALLETS ETC) Based in STOCKTON, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=176334 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: Clear to review.

  • Power Units +2 (2 → 4) · Jul 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 7851 LONGE ST UNIT 3 → 7851 LONGE ST · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
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 3163556
In FMCSA records since Jul 22, 2018 (~8y)
Company officer DENNIS DIXON
Company officer 2 TIM KELLY
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;OTHER-DELIVERY OF FINISHED GOODS TO CUSTOMERS
Cargo carried
Other (PACKAGING-CRATES, PALLETS ETC)
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 40,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
7851 LONGE ST
STOCKTON, CA 95206
Mailing
1153 CAMELIA DR
LIVERMORE, CA 94550
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3163556
In FMCSA records since Jul 22, 2018 (~8y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;OTHER-DELIVERY OF FINISHED GOODS TO CUSTOMERS
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 40,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 1 1 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
4
Drivers
4
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

CRATE MASTERS LLC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 1.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (6 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Hino and Isuzu are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 176,334 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 176,334 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 176,334 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 7851 LONGE ST UNIT 3 7851 LONGE ST
      Seen 33 times · first Jul 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 2 4
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jul 18, 2026 Jul 18, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-08 2026-08

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) 6 0 0.0% Aug 21, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Isuzu 4
Hino 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 0.53 1 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88765121 Aug 21, 2026 CA 3 HAYWARD
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 390.21TB1-MC, 390.21TB2-DOT No
87335073 Mar 18, 2026 CA 2 MISSION GRADE IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LLPL No
86482236 Dec 4, 2025 CA 2 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86453070 Nov 25, 2025 CA 2 ca-arch-rd-and-b-st.
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85324087 Jul 23, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84746203 May 21, 2025 CA 2 ca-n/of-southfront-rd.
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSIV No
82502284 Aug 26, 2024 CA 1 CORDELIA IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2 No
79310544 Jul 27, 2023 CA 1 ca-livermore,-ca
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78432351 Apr 21, 2023 CA 1 GILROY IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
sms-78297500 Jan 1, 2020 CA 3 ca-i-580-w/b-livermore-scales 0 No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GILROY IF CA 2 0
CORDELIA IF CA 1 0
HAYWARD CA 1 0
MISSION GRADE IF CA 1 0
NIMITZ IF CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
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