Carrier profile · USDOT 2092172 · MC-448245 · Updated Jul 4, 2026

Primelink Express Inc

75 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 15 statesFRESNO, CA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-448245 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

104 observed · MCS-150

131Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 252-0070 Email dispatchfmcsa@primelinkexpress.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average6.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

321 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 10.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 201 vehicle and 308 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

14.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

314 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 24

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 321
Annualized: ≈161 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving206 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance63 · 22 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance43 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 20 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance19 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Pennsylvania’04–’08

United Specialty’14–’21

Carolina’21–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2021	$750K	8
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2004 → Sep 2008	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 104
Trailers (towed): 131

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

90.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

321

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FRESNO, CA

4451 NORTH BRAWLEY AVE

Top corridor

CA 178 · NM 46 · AZ 30

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 14 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3566091 USDOT 2982929 USDOT 1460150 USDOT 3769671 USDOT 3967971 USDOT 3476166 USDOT 163299 USDOT 4428188Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (96 trucks · 70 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1912096 USDOT 2352432 USDOT 3031489 USDOT 4344491 USDOT 2163196 USDOT 2317664 USDOT 4414305 USDOT 4272024

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@primelinkexpress.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1203025 USDOT 3184023 USDOT 4111807

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gurmit malhi — 2 carriers: USDOT 4111807

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

104

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4451 NORTH BRAWLEY AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 252-0070
Email: fmcsa@primelinkexpress.com
Web domain: primelinkexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Sonny Dhaliwal · Gurmit Malhi
USDOT / docket: 2092172 · MC-448245
First registered: Nov 3, 2010
Last MCS-150: Dec 31, 2025 · 9,124,847 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

115

Drivers

115

CDL drivers

9,124,847

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC.

PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2092172) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier received 321 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 201 vehicle-level and 308 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 4, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 115 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2092172, and its motor carrier number is MC-448245.

Is PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 4, 2026, PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC has a 10.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 613 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).