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MARCOS A CHAVEZ

MERCED, CA

DBA: M&S FREIGHT

Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 26, 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
Coverage resumed · Nov 6, 2024
Policy effective · Nov 6, 2025
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 19 days Oct 18, 2024 → Nov 6, 2024
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC 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 — MARCOS A CHAVEZ (USDOT 3709291)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 19 days — Oct 18, 2024 → Nov 6, 2024

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3709291/
As of: Sep 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3709291 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARCOS ANTONIO CHAVEZ SR. General Freight Based in MERCED, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

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=323553 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Drivers −1 (3 → 2) · Jul 27, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3709291
In FMCSA records since Aug 25, 2021 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1554831
Company officer MARCOS ANTONIO CHAVEZ SR.
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 4,500 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (209) 349-1404
Email: [email protected]
Physical
2020 ASHBY RD #38
MERCED, CA 95348
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3709291
In FMCSA records since Aug 25, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 4,500 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 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2024-11-13 (682 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 50% 50% —
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
3
Drivers
2
Inspections
2
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 323,553 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 323,553 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 323,553 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 18, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024 (19 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 3 2
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2026-05 2026-06

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 2 2 100.0% Jun 22, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Great Dane 1
International 1
Peterbilt 1
Utility 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 5.00 5 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.49 4 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 4.00 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 (2 rows) View all 2 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88214693 Jun 22, 2026 CA 2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP73365 · 1XPBD49X5LD706347
5 393.9A-LSLIWR, 395.8D5-HOSF, 392.2-SLLEWA2 Yes
87967756 May 27, 2026 CA 2 SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 9G08118 · 3HSDZAPR2LN142967
4 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1554831
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 13, 2024 MC1554831-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jun 26, 2023 MC1554831-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) CCA-0025518-00 91X $750,000 Nov 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CLCA11686 BIPD/Primary — Nov 6, 2024 Nov 6, 2025 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 19 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 18, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-626089-01R BIPD/Primary — Oct 18, 2023 Oct 18, 2024 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA00823198 BIPD/Primary — Aug 28, 2023 Nov 8, 2023 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA00823198 BIPD/Primary — Aug 28, 2023 Oct 18, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA00823198 BIPD/Primary — Jun 20, 2023 Aug 28, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA00823198 BIPD/Primary — Jun 20, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 7, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Nov 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Nov 13, 2024
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Oct 28, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Oct 28, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Oct 18, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Oct 18, 2024
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 19 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 6, 2024)
  8. Nov 8, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  9. Oct 25, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Oct 18, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  11. Oct 4, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  12. Sep 12, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Aug 28, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF CA 1 1
SR-14 NB PIT SCALE CA 1 1

Related Records

California carriers Merced carriers DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2 inspections
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