Carrier profile · USDOT 2804140 · MC-936991 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Garnet Transportation LLC

8 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 5 statesPUYALLUP, WA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-936991 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(206) 556-6689 Email dispatchsumitwalia87@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 43 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2007–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.1 pts 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’15–’17

Great West’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’21

Highlander Specialty’21–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’25

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$1M	2
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Sep 2023	$1M	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$1M	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$1M	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Nov 2018	$1M	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Jun 2017	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

88.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

PUYALLUP, WA

1515 29TH ST NW

Top corridor

WA 14 · OR 4 · CA 2

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: 4 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3592235 USDOT 2927859Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3592235 USDOT 4070205 USDOT 4228434 USDOT 4428434 USDOT 2173593 USDOT 2927859 USDOT 3541499 USDOT 2095215

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1515 29TH ST NW, PUYALLUP, WA, 98371-3525
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (206) 556-6689
Email: sumitwalia87@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sumit Walia
USDOT / docket: 2804140 · MC-936991
First registered: Sep 29, 2015
Last MCS-150: Mar 12, 2026 · 417,891 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 19, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 10.30
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

417,891

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jun 18, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 18, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Jun 12, 2026 · 1000000
Jun 18, 2026Insurance filing1 · CA00291937 · 750000
Jun 17, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC.

GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2804140) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 19, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2804140, and its motor carrier number is MC-936991.

Is GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 8 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

GARNET TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in PUYALLUP, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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