Carrier profile · USDOT 2888127 · MC-970084 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BK Trans Inc

5 power unitsavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesFRESNO, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970084 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2016–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 942-0317 Email dispatchbktrans1987@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average64.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo64.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo64.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 64.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

62.5% · 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 16.6 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Redwood Fire’16–’17

Wesco’17–’20

United Specialty’20–’22

Trisura Specialty’22–’24

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	7
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	4
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

78.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

5931 E BYRD AVE

Top corridor

CA 3 · NM 3 · AZ 3

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3919906Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3176564 USDOT 3491992 USDOT 2355164 USDOT 3919906 USDOT 2881143 USDOT 2992712 USDOT 2897825

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 5931 E BYRD AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93727
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 942-0317
Email: bktrans1987@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Tejinder Singh
USDOT / docket: 2888127 · MC-970084
First registered: May 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 2, 2025 · 507,341 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 3, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

507,341

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 BK TRANS INC.

BK TRANS INC (USDOT 2888127) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 64.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 2, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 3, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BK TRANS INC's USDOT number?

BK TRANS INC's USDOT number is 2888127, and its motor carrier number is MC-970084.

Is BK TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BK TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BK TRANS INC's safety record?

BK TRANS INC has a 64.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is BK TRANS INC's fleet?

BK TRANS INC operates 5 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BK TRANS INC based?

BK TRANS INC is based in FRESNO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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