Tavares Transportation Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
67 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Tavares Transportation Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
600 Work St Unit A, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone
(831) 272-3245
Power units
25
Drivers
15
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
13.4%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 67 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
28.4%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 67 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
pete@tavarestransportation.com — company domain
Domain age
tavarestransportation.com registered 2015-10-27 (11 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 11/2025 · CA 06/2021 · CA 06/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 14, 2026 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 14, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 7, 2026 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Jul 7, 2026 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Jul 2, 2026 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Jul 1, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 23, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 18, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 2, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 14, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 13, 2026 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 9, 2026 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 27, 2026 | AZ | Level I — Full |
| Mar 17, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 17, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 12, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 10, 2026 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Jan 28, 2026 | AZ | Level I — Full |
| Jan 23, 2026 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 7, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 6, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2025 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Sep 27, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 29, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CA | Level V — Vehicle-only |
| Jun 6, 2025 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 23, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 14, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 11, 2025 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 31, 2025 | AZ | Level I — Full |
| Mar 12, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 14, 2025 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 10, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 4, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 27, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 24, 2024 | US | Level I — Full |
| Dec 4, 2024 | AZ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 2, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 12, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 28, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 9, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 31, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 30, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 23, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 14, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 6, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 15, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 7, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 20, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 6, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 5, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 27, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 21, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 14, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jan 24, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 10, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 67 of 67 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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