TOPAZ FARM ENTERPRISES LLC

DBA DALE FOWKES TRUCKING
USDOT 433284MC-Docket MC397731MONA, UT
Review before tendering17 power units

TOPAZ FARM ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 433284) in MONA, UT — 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2001-08-10 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-03-17 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2000-11-28 (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.

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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2020-03-12

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.88
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.09
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.38

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
1
Crashes
17
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
17
Years in business
35
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
25%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
5 times last 2025-03-17
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-11-13
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2001-08-10
Last compliance review
2000-11-28 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

29
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
24
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-31 → 2026-05-04.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-06-11 UT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
7 2 2025-04-22
Unsafe driving 392
7 0 2026-04-28
Hours of service 395
6 0 2026-04-28
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2024-01-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2023-11-01

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-14 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2025-06-05 Unsafe Driving Improper lane change
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Dressed Lumber/Similar Building Products - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2024-10-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-10-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake connections with leaks or constrictions
2024-10-29 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

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-28 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLILC
2026-03-31 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-10-14 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82DUMT
2025-09-02 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-06-05 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2LC
2025-05-15 IA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
2025-04-22 UT · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 118D-CDL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-04-09 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
2024-10-29 WY · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
2024-10-29 IA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D
2024-01-08 CO · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 15(a)
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(iii)
Hours of service 395 24(d)
2023-12-15 NV · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2023-11-01 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2023-10-23 WY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)

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