Carrier profile · USDOT 4302508 · MC-1675833 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

BAL CARRIERS INC

5 power unitsavg 8.6 yrMulti-region · 15 statesFOWLER, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1675833 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2010–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 341-4513 Email dispatchbalcarriers@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average47.1% 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-mo47.1%

▲ 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-mo47.1%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2010–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 17.9 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

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈2.8 / 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: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle 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: 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 ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Knight Specialty’24–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 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

FOWLER, CA

503 BEDROSIAN AVE

Top corridor

CA 8 · NM 4 · KS 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: 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 4351989Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 843235 USDOT 2961999 USDOT 4351989 USDOT 2473088 USDOT 3105025 USDOT 4150917 USDOT 3238323

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gurkirat singh — 30 carriers: USDOT 1837623 USDOT 2871017 USDOT 3032732 USDOT 3155619 USDOT 3201861 USDOT 3204588 USDOT 3534985 USDOT 3546546

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 503 BEDROSIAN AVE, FOWLER, CA, 93625
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 341-4513
Email: balcarriers@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gurkirat Singh
USDOT / docket: 4302508 · MC-1675833
First registered: Sep 27, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2026 · 488,080 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

488,080

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 BAL CARRIERS INC.

BAL CARRIERS INC (USDOT 4302508) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

BAL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 4302508, and its motor carrier number is MC-1675833.

Is BAL CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, BAL CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAL CARRIERS INC's safety record?

BAL CARRIERS INC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 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).