Carrier profile · USDOT 1889400 · MC-708510 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J B CRITCHLEY INC

78 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 4 statesREEDLEY, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-708510 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

78Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

102Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 638-1300 Email dispatchdesrae@critchleyinc.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

78 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

131 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 110 vehicle and 117 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.0% · 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 2.6 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

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 21

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 78-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 78
Inspections · 24 mo: 131
Annualized: ≈66 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving120 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wausau’09–’12

Nationwide Agribusiness’12–’16

Farmland’16–’22

Texas’23–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jul 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): 78
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 102

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

27.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

131

CA busiest

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

Home base

REEDLEY, CA

1125 S FISHER AVE

Top corridor

CA 128 · NV 1 · NM 1

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3098190Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3098190 USDOT 2928866 USDOT 3401667 USDOT 3805509 USDOT 255166 USDOT 2283868 USDOT 2716497 USDOT 4128873

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott critchley — 3 carriers: USDOT 2765676 USDOT 3327413

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1125 S FISHER AVE, REEDLEY, CA, 93654
Mailing address: PO BOX 850, REEDLEY, CA, 93654
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 638-1300
Cell: (559) 859-8383
Fax: (559) 897-4640
Email: desrae@critchleyinc.com
Web domain: critchleyinc.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Critchley · Ryan Cifton
USDOT / docket: 1889400 · MC-708510
First registered: May 14, 2009
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2025 · 4,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,000,000

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 J B CRITCHLEY INC.

J B CRITCHLEY INC (USDOT 1889400) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 131 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 110 vehicle-level and 117 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 78 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is J B CRITCHLEY INC's USDOT number?

J B CRITCHLEY INC's USDOT number is 1889400, and its motor carrier number is MC-708510.

Is J B CRITCHLEY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J B CRITCHLEY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J B CRITCHLEY INC's safety record?

J B CRITCHLEY INC has a 24.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 178 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).