Carrier profile · USDOT 2205166 · MC-765176 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

CHAMPS CARRIER INC

15 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 5 statesFRESNO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-765176 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 225-9400 Email dispatchmarcelo@champscarrierinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 233 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.5%

▼ 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

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

160 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 155 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.9% · 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 7.5 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

155 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 14

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈5.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 160
Annualized: ≈80 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance33 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 16 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Db (usbranch)’12–’14

Db (usbranch)’15–’16

Plaza’16–’18

Scottsdale’19–’21

Db (usbranch)’23–’25

2011201520192023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	3
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2021	$750K	7
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	7
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Mar 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	3
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Nov 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	6
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$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): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

160

CA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

940 S ARTHUR ST

Top corridor

CA 139 · OR 8 · UT 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800 USDOT 90840 USDOT 620402 USDOT 836260 USDOT 345933 USDOT 2580054Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 39 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 498795 USDOT 1074419 USDOT 2889562 USDOT 440672 USDOT 822309 USDOT 2589359 USDOT 2939095

Shares a company officer with other carriers

marcelo rivas — 3 carriers: USDOT 1303449 USDOT 1421193

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 940 S ARTHUR ST, FRESNO, CA, 93706
Mailing address: 5132 N PALM AVE PMB 340, FRESNO, CA, 93704
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 225-9400
Email: marcelo@champscarrierinc.com
Web domain: champscarrierinc.com

Registration

Officer: Marcelo Rivas
USDOT / docket: 2205166 · MC-765176
First registered: Oct 26, 2011
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2024 · 1,168,352 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,168,352

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 CHAMPS CARRIER INC.

CHAMPS CARRIER INC (USDOT 2205166) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 160 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 155 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHAMPS CARRIER INC's USDOT number?

CHAMPS CARRIER INC's USDOT number is 2205166, and its motor carrier number is MC-765176.

Is CHAMPS CARRIER INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CHAMPS CARRIER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHAMPS CARRIER INC's safety record?

CHAMPS CARRIER INC has a 20.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 233 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).