Carrier profile · USDOT 2051219 · MC-762376 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Patiala Express Inc

DBA P E I

45 power unitsavg 4 yrNational · 20 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-762376 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

111Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

248 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 155 vehicle and 229 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.9% · 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 10.5 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

242 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 25

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: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 248
Annualized: ≈124 / 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 Driving101 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 21 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance29 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance29 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance25 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 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: Active
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State National’13–’15

United Specialty’17–’21

Trisura Specialty’21–’23

Trisura Specialty’24–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	6
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2021	$750K	12
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	4
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$750K	8
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 111

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

78.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

248

CA busiest

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

Home base

BAKERSFIELD, CA

3110 PATTON WAY

Top corridor

CA 79 · NM 73 · AZ 21

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: 10 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 898079 USDOT 2434599 USDOT 4395190 USDOT 2884674 USDOT 428823 USDOT 4344967 USDOT 27937 USDOT 3202234Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 898079 USDOT 2286018 USDOT 2317597 USDOT 4152559 USDOT 4203310 USDOT 2358965 USDOT 3517752 USDOT 428823

Shares a company officer with other carriers

karnail singh — 28 carriers: USDOT 765291 USDOT 1343087 USDOT 1372477 USDOT 1385675 USDOT 1841082 USDOT 1893777 USDOT 1919571 USDOT 2305659

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: 3110 PATTON WAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308-5716
Mailing address: PO BOX 82274, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93380
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (661) 889-1209
Email: patialaexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Karnail Singh
USDOT / docket: 2051219 · MC-762376
First registered: Jun 30, 2010
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2026 · 10,657,309 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 25, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,657,309

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 PATIALA EXPRESS INC.

PATIALA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2051219) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 248 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 155 vehicle-level and 229 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 25, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PATIALA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PATIALA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2051219, and its motor carrier number is MC-762376.

Is PATIALA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PATIALA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PATIALA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PATIALA EXPRESS INC has a 12.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 360 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is PATIALA EXPRESS INC's fleet?

PATIALA EXPRESS INC operates 45 power units and 68 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PATIALA EXPRESS INC based?

PATIALA EXPRESS INC is based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(661) 889-1209 Email dispatchpatialaexpress@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2051219
MC / Docket: MC-762376
Officer: KARNAIL SINGH
Address: 3110 PATTON WAY
BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308-5716

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 16 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

Vehicle OOS 12.9%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

2 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 2051219
MC / Docket: MC-762376
Officer: KARNAIL SINGH
Address: 3110 PATTON WAY
BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308-5716

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 16 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

Vehicle OOS 12.9%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

2 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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