VARSA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 3556420MC-Docket MC1192910CHULA VISTA, CA
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VARSA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3556420) in CHULA VISTA, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-01-17 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.63
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.46
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.57
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.95
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
79
Inspections
21
OOS inspections
30
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 7
- Total drivers
- 7
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.9%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 36.7%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 4 times last 2025-01-17
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-10
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
102
Inspections
27
OOS inspections
246
Violations
40
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-09-01 → 2026-02-07.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
114 | 23 | 2025-12-30 |
Hours of service 395
|
43 | 0 | 2025-10-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
39 | 3 | 2025-10-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
37 | 8 | 2025-11-19 |
General safety regulations 390
|
6 | 0 | 2025-10-24 |
CDL standards 383
|
4 | 4 | 2025-08-29 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 2 | 2025-03-27 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure | OOS |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any missing. | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Slack adjuster length mismatched on the same axle other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked siderail web around the radius into the bottom flange | OOS |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1 | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-12-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2025-12-11 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2025-12-07 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-11-19 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-10-24 11 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STBSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47C-BSAMBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSLM | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3E3-MC | — | — |
2025-10-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-10-01 13 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRSC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-09-18 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSSRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSRIGRR | — | — |
2025-08-29 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 95A-LCDL | OOS | — |
2025-08-17 13 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-AASGMD-L6 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-08-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-07-23 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD | OOS | — |
2025-07-17 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STBW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALATR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALBV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-06-23 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSRIGRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRSC | OOS | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
2025-06-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-05-19 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-05-16 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-03-27 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVL | OOS | — |
2025-03-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2025-03-17 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F5-HOSM | — | — |
2025-03-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II-ELDTN | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2025-03-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 34C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-03-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-02-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-02-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
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