Carrier profile · USDOT 3230805 · MC-1012885 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Big Bird Trucking Inc

16 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 14 statesFONTANA, CA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1012885 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 739-1508 Email dispatchbigbirddispatch@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · 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 7.0 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving24 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None
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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’19–’20

United Specialty’21–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–now

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	7
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

91.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 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

FONTANA, CA

16620 AVANTI LN

Top corridor

CA 8 · AZ 5 · NM 4

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: 11 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3536001 USDOT 4170623 USDOT 4491223 USDOT 273818 USDOT 3171519 USDOT 3999537 USDOT 4082180 USDOT 3149159Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3536001 USDOT 3832555 USDOT 4170623 USDOT 4491223 USDOT 3378786 USDOT 3999537 USDOT 2414845 USDOT 3046685

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gurjit singh — 143 carriers: USDOT 790846 USDOT 1077752 USDOT 1114382 USDOT 1184446 USDOT 1324599 USDOT 1373624 USDOT 1446262 USDOT 1450099

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: 16620 AVANTI LN, FONTANA, CA, 92336
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 739-1508
Email: bigbirddispatch@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gurjit Singh
USDOT / docket: 3230805 · MC-1012885
First registered: Jan 9, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2026 · 1,451,024 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 10, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,451,024

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 BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC.

BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3230805) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 25, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 10, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 3230805, and its motor carrier number is MC-1012885.

Is BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC has a 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 74 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC operates 16 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC based?

BIG BIRD TRUCKING INC is based in FONTANA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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