Carrier profile · USDOT 118295 · MC-162567 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Adams Trucking Incorporated

39 power unitsavg 11.4 yrLocal · 1 statesARBUCKLE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162567 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

39Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(530) 668-2002 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 169 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

167 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.

Safety

80 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 9.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 74 vehicle and 71 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.4 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

77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 13

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 39-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 39
Inspections · 24 mo: 80
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving28 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 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: Active
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’15 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Pennsylvania’89–’95

Home’90–’96

American Reading’99–’03

Ranger Ins’03–’15

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2015

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Apr 1999 → May 2003	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → Apr 1999	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$1M	1
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1990 → Apr 1996	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1989 → Mar 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 39
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 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: 80 inspections

Home base

ARBUCKLE, CA

7301 JOHN GALT WAY

Most inspections: CA

80 inspections

CA 80

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3508619 USDOT 3515639 USDOT 3313536Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3147990 USDOT 3508619 USDOT 3515639 USDOT 2723364 USDOT 2755838 USDOT 3067169 USDOT 2713187 USDOT 3245469

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@adamsgrp.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3371224

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7301 JOHN GALT WAY, ARBUCKLE, CA, 95912
Mailing address: PO BOX 755, ARBUCKLE, CA, 95912
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (530) 668-2002
Fax: (530) 476-2740
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: adamsgrp.com

Registration

Officers: Brain Balukoff · Michael W Adams
USDOT / docket: 118295 · MC-162567
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2026 · 1,606,857 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 23, 1987
D-U-N-S: 806342259

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,606,857

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 74 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

51violation records

18OOS-tagged records

7 of 74inspections 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.

Brakes

1638%6 / 16

Lights

1233%4 / 12

Unsafe driving

119%1 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

1050%5 / 10

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

7%Nov 24 to May 252 / 28

5%May 25 to Nov 251 / 21

21%Nov 25 to May 263 / 14

9%May 26 to Nov 261 / 11

Top 3 codes (17 of 51 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects6
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5

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393.126B-CIM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.70B1I-CDPBFL-LT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED.

ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED (USDOT 118295) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 80 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 74 vehicle-level and 71 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 39 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 23, 1987 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 118295, and its motor carrier number is MC-162567.

Is ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED's safety record?

ADAMS TRUCKING INCORPORATED has a 9.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 169 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).