Carrier profile · USDOT 3016324 · MC-31901 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

AK CARRIERS INC

2 power unitsavg 7.7 yrRegional · 3 statesHANFORD, CA68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-31901 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2017–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 796-9024 Email dispatchAKCARRIERS11@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

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

Established 9 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 well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2017–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 25.0 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

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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 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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’17–’18

United Specialty’18–’19

United Financial’19–’20

Northland’20–’21

Wilshire’21–’22

Sentry Select’22–’24

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 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 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → 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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 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

HANFORD, CA

918 E LACEY BLVD

Top corridor

CA 1 · NV 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2517523 USDOT 3522923 USDOT 4016838 USDOT 3888800 USDOT 3248760 USDOT 3993016

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kush patel — 2 carriers: USDOT 3307656

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: 918 E LACEY BLVD, HANFORD, CA, 93230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 796-9024
Email: akcarriers11@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kush Patel
USDOT / docket: 3016324 · MC-31901
First registered: Jun 8, 2017
Last MCS-150: Sep 13, 2024 · 567,812 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

567,812

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 AK CARRIERS INC.

AK CARRIERS INC (USDOT 3016324) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 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 Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 13, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AK CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

AK CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 3016324, and its motor carrier number is MC-31901.

Is AK CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, AK CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AK CARRIERS INC's safety record?

AK CARRIERS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).