CHEEMA INC

Doing business as CHEEMA TRANSPORT

Selma, CA · Interstate · 15 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 27, 2015 (11 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average50.0% vs California average 19.8%.
Operating authority
Active
MC900746: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
50.0%
5 of 10 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC900746 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC900746PrimaryUniversal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
Policy URG-03057 · BMC-91X
$750,000Feb 3, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

12inspections
50.0%vehicle out-of-service
5 of 10 · California avg 19.8%
8.3%driver out-of-service
1 of 12 · California avg 6.3%
39violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 6, 2026AR31No
Oct 4, 2026NM20No
Sep 22, 2026NM20No
Sep 18, 2026CA14No
Aug 1, 2026CA118Yes
Jul 13, 2026TX20No
Jun 1, 2026CO19Yes
May 12, 2026CA21Yes
Apr 16, 2026CA23Yes
Apr 1, 2026OK30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,428 vehicle and 509,934 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

25 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 9 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 39 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance18872.0%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance7128.0%16.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
20
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
20
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
20
HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPDELDT
11
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
11
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
11
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
11
Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207ASAPPAS
11
Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A1TFBMF
11
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2575442
MC / docketMC900746
Legal nameCHEEMA INC
DBA nameCHEEMA TRANSPORT
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units15
Drivers15
Annual mileage2,250,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 27, 2015 · 11 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 18, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceMeatU.S. MailCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Questions about CHEEMA INC

What does CHEEMA INC's operating authority allow?

MC900746: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about CHEEMA INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking CHEEMA INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2575442. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (559) 870-5787, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC900746, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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