Carrier profile · USDOT 285686 · MC-185995 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

C D MATTHES INC

19 power unitsFRESNO, CA40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-185995 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(559) 233-0178 Email dispatchKAREN@CDMATTHES.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’15 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Eagle’94–’97

Great West’97–’00

Carolina’01–’07

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	3
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2007	$750K	4
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Apr 2000 → May 2001	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1997 → May 2000	$750K	2
AMERICAN EAGLE INSURANCE CO	Apr 1994 → Apr 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FRESNO, CA

3100 E AMERICAN AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3100 E AMERICAN AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93725
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 233-0178
Cell: (559) 977-8357
Fax: (559) 233-0339
Email: karen@cdmatthes.com
Web domain: cdmatthes.com

Registration

Officers: Janice Matthes · Valerie Wilson
USDOT / docket: 285686 · MC-185995
First registered: Jan 15, 1987
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2014 · 1,396,020 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 183183110

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,396,020

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for C D MATTHES INC.

C D MATTHES INC (USDOT 285686) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 17, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2014.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.