Carrier profile · USDOT 4434397 · MC-1745248 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Black Bird Trans Inc

2 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 5 statesOAKLEY, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1745248 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2016–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 470-8654 Email dispatchdispatch@blackbirdtransinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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

≈2.5 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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 · 0 lapsesContinuous

Ascot Specialty’25–’25

Motor Transport’25–now

20252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC · since Oct 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC	Oct 2025 → May 2026	$750K	2
ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Nov 2025	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

58.3%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

OAKLEY, CA

27 VELLA CIR

Top corridor

CA 4 · OH 2 · UT 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 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1399252 USDOT 4518465 USDOT 1399255 USDOT 4376404 USDOT 2608625Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2586796 USDOT 3022710 USDOT 3062302 USDOT 4376404 USDOT 1062251 USDOT 3468820 USDOT 4086052 USDOT 1399255

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kamaljit singh — 85 carriers: USDOT 790290 USDOT 1201283 USDOT 1447382 USDOT 1564703 USDOT 1956794 USDOT 1970708 USDOT 2099656 USDOT 2189049

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: 27 VELLA CIR, OAKLEY, CA, 94561
Mailing address: P O BOX 670, MANTECA, CA, 95336
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 470-8654
Email: dispatch@blackbirdtransinc.com
Web domain: blackbirdtransinc.com

Registration

Officers: Amritpal Singh · Kamaljit Singh
USDOT / docket: 4434397 · MC-1745248
First registered: Jul 7, 2025
Last MCS-150: Sep 2, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 BLACK BIRD TRANS INC.

BLACK BIRD TRANS INC (USDOT 4434397) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC effective Oct 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK BIRD TRANS INC's USDOT number?

BLACK BIRD TRANS INC's USDOT number is 4434397, and its motor carrier number is MC-1745248.

Is BLACK BIRD TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, BLACK BIRD TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK BIRD TRANS INC's safety record?

BLACK BIRD TRANS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BLACK BIRD TRANS INC's fleet?

BLACK BIRD TRANS INC operates 2 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACK BIRD TRANS INC based?

BLACK BIRD TRANS INC is based in OAKLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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