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Joseph S Chow LTD — USDOT 176560 Carrier Profile

MC 159437 · AAuthority: Active

SURREY, BC V4N 4E6 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

10
Power units
larger than 95% of active US carriers
10
Drivers
52.2
Years active
686,000
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate79th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate84th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate68th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

28
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

2
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.1% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2020-12-16NV00Yes11
2016-01-078.59 N CHILOQUIN, OR00Yes46
2014-10-03NORWALK, CA00Yes11
2013-05-03UNINCORPORATED, CA00Yes11
2012-03-13Kent, WA00Yes11
2007-07-04CASTLE ROCK, WA00Yes11
2006-10-04PROSSER, WA00Yes22
2005-01-21VANCOUVER, WA00Yes11
2004-12-19SAN LEANDRO, CA02Yes11
2003-11-18SANTA CLARITA, CA00Yes11
2003-07-25YAKIMA, WA00Yes11
2001-01-03KERN, CA00Yes——
2000-07-17DUBLIN, CA00Yes——
1999-07-22FRESNO, CA01Yes11
1998-12-23OR00Yes81
1998-05-08MOSES LAKE, WA01Yes11
1998-03-11BLAINE, WA01Yes11
1997-11-30LOS ANGELES, CA00Yes22
1997-08-16KERN, CA00Yes11
1996-08-09SAN JOSE, CA00Yes11
1996-04-09KERN, CA03Yes11
1995-02-22OR00Yes11
1991-02-25BAKERSFIELD00No——
1990-08-29OR03No82

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
159437
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Coverage amount
$750,000
Effective date
December 1, 2011
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

General FreightLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberFresh ProduceRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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