GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

DBA GRANITE

USDOT 216892 · Watsonville, CA

Authorized for-hireAuthority activeHazmat

Quick answers

Is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (USDOT 216892) allowed to operate?
Yes. As of September 8, 2026, FMCSA's live record shows GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (USDOT 216892) is allowed to operate.
Does GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY have active operating authority?
Yes. FMCSA's live records show active common operating authority for GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (MC963512) as of September 8, 2026.
Does GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY have insurance on file with FMCSA?
Yes. FMCSA shows liability (BIPD) coverage of $750,000 on file for GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY as of September 8, 2026. "On file" reflects the filed amounts, not confirmation of active coverage.
What is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY's FMCSA safety rating?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating (rated July 14, 2015). This is FMCSA's official rating — one of Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory.
What is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY's USDOT and MC number?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is registered under USDOT 216892 and operating authority MC963512, based in Watsonville, CA. FMCSA classifies it as an authorized for-hire carrier that is registered to haul hazardous materials.
How large is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY's fleet?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY reports 939 power units and 317 drivers in its FMCSA record in Watsonville, CA.

Answers reflect the public FMCSA record as of September 8, 2026; figures can change at any time.

Operating snapshot

939Power units (fleet size)
317Drivers reported
44Years since registration
1.0MAnnual miles reported (2023)
Watsonville, CAHome base
151Inspections (24 mo)

Public FMCSA census & inspection records · as of 2026-06-06

37
Low
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Vehicle Maintenance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 36.8th percentile among 3,533 safety-event peers. Across 2 rated categories, 2 are estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-08 · How we calculate this

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is a for-hire motor carrier based in Watsonville, CA, operating 939 power units and 317 drivers, and has been registered with FMCSA for about 44 years (since 1982). It is flagged as a hazardous-materials carrier in the FMCSA census. In this public FMCSA inspection snapshot it has 151 recorded inspections, with a vehicle out-of-service rate of 22.9% (about the same as the 21.2% snapshot benchmark) and a driver out-of-service rate of 2.0% (below the 5.2% benchmark). HaulReport's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile for this carrier is Vehicle Maintenance at the 36.8th percentile (estimated band: Low), ranked among 3,533 safety-event peers — an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

HaulReport interpretation — auto-generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Hours-of-Service ComplianceLow
4.5 pctl · CI 010
BASIC measure: 0.02Insp. w/ violation: 151Peer group: 4,727
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
36.8 pctl · CI 3242
BASIC measure: 2.60Insp. w/ violation: 105Peer group: 3,533

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS22.9%about the same as the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 105 inspections
Driver OOS2.0%below the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 151 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due February 2027
Next biennial update dueFebruary 2027
Recurring update monthFebruary, odd-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileApril 14, 2026

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Live FMCSA status

Allowed to operate

Operating authority

  • Common: Active
  • Contract: None
  • Broker: None
  • Docket: MC963512
  • Authorized for property

Insurance on file

  • Liability (BIPD): $750,000

Safety

  • Rating: Satisfactory (as of July 14, 2015)
  • Driver out-of-service rate: 3.0%
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate: 19.0%
  • Hazmat out-of-service rate: 0.0%

Live read from FMCSA's QCMobile system on September 8, 2026. Insurance figures are FMCSA "on file" amounts, not confirmation of current coverage; values can change at any time. FMCSA QCMobile

Insurance on file

Liability (BIPD)
1 filing on file — show details
  • Public liability (BIPD)VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.Form 91 · effective 2015-10-01

Insurance filings on record in FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance (L&I) system (active or pending per the source dataset), as of 2026-06-08. Dollar figures are the maximum limit recorded on the filing, not confirmation of current coverage, and this is not a recommendation; filings can change or lapse at any time and may not reflect today's status. Confirm current coverage directly with FMCSA. Verify on FMCSA L&I

Change history & operating authority

Active

FMCSA operating authority is currently active for this carrier.

  1. August 23, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  2. June 18, 2026authority live record added

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Operating-authority status is from FMCSA's licensing system; the change history is HaulReport's own append-only daily record (FMCSA does not publish change history). This is a factual record, not an official CSA score or safety rating, and can change at any time. Verify on FMCSA SAFER · See this carrier's changes in the daily FMCSA activity feed

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number216892
Legal nameGRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Doing business asGRANITE
LocationWATSONVILLE, CA
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
FMCSA operating authorityActive (per FMCSA licensing)
Hazmat carrierYes (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)939
Drivers317
Reported annual mileage1,000,000 (reported for 2023)
FMCSA registered1982 (~44 years)
Last MCS-150 updateApril 14, 2026
Next MCS-150 update dueFebruary 2027
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)151
Published BASIC measures2
Insurance filings (FMCSA L&I)1 on file (active/pending per source) — Public liability (BIPD)

State reference data: Truck-crash statistics for California — state-wide totals for all carriers registered in California, not specific to this carrier.

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-08 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/216892/