FOSTER POULTRY FARMS LLC
DBA FOSTER FARMS
USDOT 80403MC-Docket MC716048LIVINGSTON, CA
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized180 power units
FOSTER POULTRY FARMS LLC (USDOT 80403) in LIVINGSTON, CA — carries a hard disqualifier. 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: $2,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 5 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-02-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2004-08-20 (C).
- 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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 0.11
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.03
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.04
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.14
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
1
Fatalities
4
Injuries
5
Crashes
340
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $2,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 180
- Total drivers
- 105
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 5 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 6%
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
- 2 times last 2025-02-13
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-29
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2004-08-20 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
669
Inspections
28
OOS inspections
170
Violations
33
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-16 → 2026-06-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-04-01
CA
Tow-away
2025-03-29
CA
2 injuredTow-away
2025-02-06
OR
1 fatalTow-away
2024-08-08
CA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-07-11
LA
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
| 2026-05-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-04-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Driveaway reflex reflector(s) missing on rear of rearmost towed vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Sliding fifth wheel fore/aft stop is missing/not secured | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | — |
| 2025-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Loose chamber/caliper mounting bolt(s) | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Circumferential crack | OOS |
| 2025-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-04-14 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | — |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height or location | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-01-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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