FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC
Ontario, CA · MC 876896
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Sep 30, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- Conditional safety rating on record
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Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 2524985 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 876896 |
| Reported physical address | 1700 S MILLIKEN AVE, ONTARIO, CA, 91761, US |
| Reported business phone | (626) 330-0025 |
| Reported power units | 15 |
| Reported drivers | 19 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | May 26, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Ernesto Chavez |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Conditional |
| Safety rating date | Jul 18, 2026 |
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-08-28 through 2026-08-27.
| Inspections | 118 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 4.2% (5 of 118) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 40.4% (36 of 89) |
| Violations | 297 across 80 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 62 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt1539355EBAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 19981339353BBAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear939617CPIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection93963A1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination8
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Ontario record
FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC reports 15 power units. The Ontario, California directory contains 5,258 census records, of which 4,399 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Water well
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 859 | 16.3% |
| 1 | 3,197 | 60.8% |
| 2–5 | 858 | 16.3% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 272 | 5.2% |
| 21–100 | 60 | 1.1% |
| Over 100 | 12 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jul 17, 2014
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- May 26, 2026
- Census source publication
- Sep 30, 2026 10:52 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
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Authority and insurance
Authority filings
| Docket | Reported authority type | Reported status | BIPD required | BIPD on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC876896 | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | Active | $750,000 | $750,000 |
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC876896 | Sentry Select Insurance Company | $750,000 | Aug 20, 2022 | BMC-91X | A0201711001 |
Sources and check dates
Checked Oct 01, 2026 16:21 UTC.
- Authority filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:54 UTC.
- Insurance filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC.
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Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC876896 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
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