CALIFORNIA ARTICHOKE & VEGETABLE GROWERS CORP

DBA: OCEAN MIST FARMS

CALIFORNIA ARTICHOKE & VEGETABLE GROWERS CORP is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Castroville, CA. Across 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 10.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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

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1 fatality on crash record 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file. 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 — CALIFORNIA ARTICHOKE & VEGETABLE GROWERS CORP (USDOT 938475)
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:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/938475/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 938475 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: CHRIS DREW Machinery / Large Objects Produce Farm Supplies Based in CASTROVILLE, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 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

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=274438 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 938475

In FMCSA records since Mar 7, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer CHRIS DREW

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 856 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (831) 633-2144

Email: [email protected]

Physical

10855 OCEAN MIST PARKWAY STE A

CASTROVILLE, CA 95012

Mailing

10855 OCEAN MIST PARKWAY STE

CASTROVILLE, CA 95012

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 938475

In FMCSA records since Mar 7, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 856 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 0.70 vs 1.80 -1.10

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
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	10	10	2
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	10%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

OCEAN MIST FARMS had 10 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 10.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 2.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

10 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (10 stops).

Violation profile

10.0% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; International, Dako, and Lanl are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 274,438 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,438 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 274,438 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 (5 months)

2025-11 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)	10	1	10.0%	Sep 8, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		9
Dako		2
Lanl		2
Chevrolet		1
Hmde		1
Trail		1
Trle		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	2.31	2	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	2.11	2	—	Sep 14, 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
88943314	Sep 8, 2026	CA	5	SALINAS	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 02981W3 · 3HTPCAPT1RN652855	0	—	No
88943164	Sep 8, 2026	CA	5	SALINAS	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 32785G2 · 3HTDTAPT1JN236893	2	393.207A-STBW, 393.9A-LLPL	No
87575546	Apr 14, 2026	CA	1	DESERT HILLS IF	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F74593 · 3HSDZAPR5SN612620	1	2-SLLSR	No
87565444	Apr 10, 2026	CA	2	—	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 75821W3 · 1HTKJPVK8PH282377	0	—	No
87547106	Apr 10, 2026	CA	1	DESERT HILLS IF	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F53583 · 3HSDZAPRXPN404868	5	395.3A2-HOSPD, 392.2-SLLED, 395.3A1-HOSPD	No
87445161	Mar 30, 2026	CA	2	—	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F53568 · 3HCDZAPR4JL497952	3	392.2-SLLSR, 393.11A1-LLPL, 393.45B2-B-AIR	No
87387653	Mar 24, 2026	CA	3	DESERT HILLS IF	INTERNATIONAL SEMI-TRAILER CA 9G32575 · 3HCDZAPR6KL615548	1	392.2-SLLEWA1	No
87305237	Mar 13, 2026	CA	1	GRAPEVINE IF	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9H10801 · 3HSDZAPR1SN508917	0	—	No
86635913	Dec 19, 2025	CA	2	MONTEREY AREA	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9D54424 · 1HSHWAHN09J116997	1	392.9A2-C	Yes
86451748	Nov 24, 2025	CA	3	GRAPEVINE IF	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F53568 · 3HCDZAPR4JL497952	2	395.8F12-HOSM, 392.2-SLLEWA1	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA7302402375	Oct 19, 2024	CA	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal

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	3	0
GRAPEVINE IF	CA	2	0
SALINAS	CA	2	0
MONTEREY AREA	CA	1	1

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