Carrier profile · USDOT 2641178 · MC-920430 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BKS TRANSPORT INC

6 power unitsavg 4.6 yrRegional · 7 statesEVERSON, WA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-920430 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(360) 594-2897 Email dispatchbkstransportinc@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.0% vs the 6.7% 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.Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 25 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 13.3 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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

≈2.1 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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: 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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Wilshire’15–’16

United Financial’18–’20

Northland’21–’22

Canal’22–now

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

EVERSON, WA

988 E POLE RD

Top corridor

WA 12 · CA 8 · MT 1

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 4176006Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2525581 USDOT 2821726 USDOT 2862270 USDOT 2911380 USDOT 2502047 USDOT 1431708 USDOT 2825653 USDOT 4176006

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: 988 E POLE RD, EVERSON, WA, 98247
Mailing address: 1770 FRONT ST # 220, LYNDEN, WA, 98264
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (360) 594-2897
Email: bkstransportinc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Gurjit Kahlon
USDOT / docket: 2641178 · MC-920430
First registered: Jun 3, 2015
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 1,305,615 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 25, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,305,615

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 BKS TRANSPORT INC.

BKS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2641178) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 10, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 25, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BKS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

BKS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2641178, and its motor carrier number is MC-920430.

Is BKS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BKS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

BKS TRANSPORT INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 57 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).