AFA INC
DBA ADAMS AUTOMOTIVE · Vista, CA · MC 1140737
AFA INC (USDOT 3261584, MC 1140737) reports a fleet of 2 power units and 1 driver at its Vista, California location. It is registered as a hazmat carrier. Roadside inspectors checked it 8 times in the last two years, most in California.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 3261584 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | AFA INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | ADAMS AUTOMOTIVE |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 1140737 |
| Reported physical address | 158 OLIVE AVE, VISTA, CA, 92083, US |
| Reported business phone | (760) 908-6666 |
| Reported power units | 2 |
| Reported drivers | 1 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Russell Lee Fichtelman |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Not reported |
| Safety rating date | Not reported |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
AFA INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
8 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 2 of 25 months; busiest Apr 2026 with 7.
| Inspections | 8 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 8) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 28.6% (2 of 7) |
| Violations | 4 across 3 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 0 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other13929A2CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured139345B2BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.139617CPIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Vista record
AFA INC reports 2 power units. The Vista, California directory contains 1,286 census records, of which 859 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
AFA INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 5 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Driveaway / towaway
- Meat
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 427 | 33.2% |
| 1 | 565 | 43.9% |
| 2–5: this carrier’s band | 225 | 17.5% |
| 6–20 | 54 | 4.2% |
| 21–100 | 13 | 1.0% |
| Over 100 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Mar 20, 2019
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 23, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 3261584. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightRefrigerated food
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