Carrier profile · USDOT 2576253 · MC-901178 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC

4 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 5 statesWEST SACRAMENTO, CA75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-901178 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

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

Established 12 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 7 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 12.7 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving14 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Financial’15–’18

Old Republic’18–’19

Ace American’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’22

Everspan’24–’25

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	4
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	11
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

54.5%

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

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA

1601 MERKLEY AVE # 604

Top corridor

CA 3 · MO 1 · LA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3301145 USDOT 3812139 USDOT 3928009 USDOT 1518665 USDOT 2376259 USDOT 2559645 USDOT 3000302 USDOT 3140579

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jaspreet kaur bains — 2 carriers: USDOT 3402322

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1601 MERKLEY AVE # 604, WEST SACRAMENTO, CA, 95691
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Cell: (916) 813-8948
Email: bainstransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jaspreet Kaur Bains
USDOT / docket: 2576253 · MC-901178
First registered: Jan 29, 2015
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2025 · 128,344 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

128,344

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 BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC.

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2576253) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2576253, and its motor carrier number is MC-901178.

Is BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BAINS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WEST SACRAMENTO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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Contact & documents

Email dispatchBainstransport@yahoo.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2576253
MC / Docket: MC-901178
Officer: JASPREET KAUR BAINS
Address: 1601 MERKLEY AVE # 604
WEST SACRAMENTO, CA, 95691

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

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Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 28.6%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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