MOONLIGHT RANCH LLC

CHOWCHILLA, CA

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 8, 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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Violations per Inspection above national average 4.14 vs 1.80 national (+2.34).

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MOONLIGHT RANCH LLC (USDOT 3377227)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.14 vs 1.80 national (+2.34).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3377227/
As of: Oct 8, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3377227 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: CRAIG SOUZA Company officer 2: ANTHONY SOUZA General Freight Grain / Feed / Hay Based in CHOWCHILLA, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 8, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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

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=175422 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 3377227

In FMCSA records since Jan 3, 2020 (~6y)

Company officer CRAIG SOUZA

Company officer 2 ANTHONY SOUZA

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Grain / Feed / Hay

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 75,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (209) 988-6159

Email: [email protected]

Physical

12383 S SCHULTZ RD

CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610-9405

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3377227

In FMCSA records since Jan 3, 2020 (~6y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 75,000 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 4.14 vs 1.80 +2.34

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	4	0	0
Trucks	4	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 4 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	7	7	0
OOS inspections	1	3	0
OOS percentage	14.29%	42.86%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

4 all-time

Authorities

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

Compared against 175,422 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,422 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,422 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-01 2026-05

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)	7	3	42.9%	May 26, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		9
St		2
Freightliner		1
Trin		1
Trini		1
Utility		1
Webe		1
Wese		1
Wesl		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.76	1	—	Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	5.00	5	—	Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	6	—	8.46	8	—	Oct 5, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87956854	May 26, 2026	CA	2	STOCKTON AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9H11167 · 1XPVDP9X2DD184826	6	392.2-SLLED, 393.11A1-LRR, 392.2-SLLSR	No
86908456	Jan 27, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F48192 · 1XPWD49X4ED232170	0	—	No
86770211	Jan 12, 2026	CA	2	MODESTO AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9H11162 · 1XPVDP9X2CD148603	6	393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLDL	Yes
85975166	Oct 4, 2025	CA	2	MADERA AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F48192 · 1XPWD49X4ED232170	8	393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.95A4-EEUS	Yes
85975165	Oct 4, 2025	CA	2	MADERA AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G91587 · 1NPXD49XXJD494980	7	393.11A1-CSLRR, 392.2-SLLDL, 392.2-SLLSR	No
85279783	Jul 18, 2025	CA	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA CTRANZ · 1XPHD49X0DD182343	4	383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.23-LEU, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
84410574	Apr 15, 2025	CA	2	MODESTO AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 53852L3 · 1NPXLP9X5GD362240	4	393.45B2-B-VAC, 393.11B-CSLRR, 392.2-SLLEQP	No
81513462	May 2, 2024	CA	2	MERCED AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G91587 · 1NPXD49XXJD494980	3	390.21T(b), 393.60(d), 390.21T(a)	No
80632460	Jan 17, 2024	CA	2	MADERA AREA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA CTRANZ · 1XPHD49X0DD182343	2	393.75(b), 392.2	Yes

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA4602500921	Sep 3, 2025	CA	1	Yes	No	Injury
CA4612400870	Oct 29, 2024	CA	0	Yes	No	Tow
CA4612300499	Jul 15, 2023	CA	0	Yes	No	Tow
CA2652201702	Jun 1, 2022	CA	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
MADERA AREA	CA	3	2
MODESTO AREA	CA	2	1
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	CA	1	0
MERCED AREA	CA	1	0
STOCKTON AREA	CA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(b)	Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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