Carrier profile · USDOT 1082246 · MC-449293 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Mettler Farms Inc

17 power unitsavg 6.4 yrLocal · 2 statesLODI, CA89/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-449293 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2011–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 327-6621 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2011–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

28 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 12 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 43.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Praetorian’07–’11

Financial Pacific’11–’14

United States’15–’21

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	5
ACCIDENT FUND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2021	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2014	$750K	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2011	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2005 → Feb 2006	$750K	1
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Feb 2005	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

32.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 15 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

LODI, CA

16123 N LOCUST TREE ROAD

Most inspections: CA

15 inspections

CA 15 · NV 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3564215 USDOT 4220247 USDOT 2424910 USDOT 3114750 USDOT 1095661 USDOT 4298081 USDOT 744761 USDOT 1653559

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 16123 N LOCUST TREE ROAD, LODI, CA, 95240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 327-6621
Fax: (209) 368-5025
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: John Mettler
USDOT / docket: 1082246 · MC-449293
First registered: Dec 22, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2024 · 600,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

38violation records

6OOS-tagged records

4 of 12inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1533%5 / 15

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Lights

617%1 / 6

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

80%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

75%May 26 to Nov 263 / 4

Top 3 codes (13 of 38 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.106B-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.102B-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SSLMS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-DLDSCBBP Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for METTLER FARMS INC.

METTLER FARMS INC (USDOT 1082246) has a Vektor safety score of 89/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jun 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METTLER FARMS INC's USDOT number?

METTLER FARMS INC's USDOT number is 1082246, and its motor carrier number is MC-449293.

Is METTLER FARMS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. METTLER FARMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METTLER FARMS INC's safety record?

METTLER FARMS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 89/100 (tier: clear).