Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1002853 · MC-841308
GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC
8 power unitsBAKERSFIELD, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-841308 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 24 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC safe to work with?
Is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC safe to load? GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC (USDOT 1002853, MC-841308) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (44/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Philadelphia · 13–15
At Lloyds · 16–19
Plaza · 16–19
At Lloyds · 19–26
20132020
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2019 → Jan 2020 | $1M | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jan 2019 → Jan 2026 | $1M | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2016 → Jan 2019 | $1M | 5 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jan 2016 → Jan 2019 | $1M | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2015 → Jan 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2013 → Feb 2015 | $1M | 5 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BAKERSFIELD, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@petroltransportinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1076187USDOT 2189471
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5502 S GRANITE ROAD, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 5636, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93388
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (661) 393-6514
- Cell
- (661) 858-6620
- Fax
- (661) 391-0643
- Web domain
- petroltransportinc.com
Registration
- Officer
- Zachary B Barnard
- USDOT / docket
- 1002853 · MC-841308
- First registered
- 02/05/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 04/19/2024 · 1 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.99
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC's USDOT number?
GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC's USDOT number is 1002853, and its motor carrier number is MC-841308.
Is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC's fleet?
GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC based?
GOLDEN VALLEY TRANSFER INC is based in BAKERSFIELD, CA.