Carrier profile · USDOT 3037543 · MC-42864 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Saffron Transport Inc

14 power unitsavg 6 yrMulti-region · 15 statesLODI, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-42864 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(530) 816-9423 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.8% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

55 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 31.25% on 48 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
71 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 22, 2026.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 8

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: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / 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 Driving51 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance31 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 11 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

A-one Commercial’17–’18

United Specialty’18–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–’23

Sutton Specialty’23–’24

Benchmark’24–’25

2017202020232026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2022	$750K	9
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

80.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 37 inspections
Nevada: 14 inspections
Utah: 9 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections

Home base

LODI, CA

2836 MCINTOSH DR

Most inspections: CA

37 inspections

CA 37 · NV 14 · UT 9

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks 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 4417559Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2512112 USDOT 3316114 USDOT 53773 USDOT 4417559 USDOT 2954242 USDOT 3098288 USDOT 3209057 USDOT 4163026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

krishan kumar — 23 carriers: USDOT 2581476 USDOT 2846169 USDOT 2999004 USDOT 3352371 USDOT 3423322 USDOT 3470031 USDOT 3612571 USDOT 3627332

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2836 MCINTOSH DR, LODI, CA, 95242
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (530) 816-9423
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Krishan Kumar
USDOT / docket: 3037543 · MC-42864
First registered: Aug 11, 2017
Last MCS-150: Oct 14, 2026 · 1,119,742 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,119,742

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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31%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 48 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

183violation records

26OOS-tagged records

15 of 48inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

569%5 / 56

Other vehicle maintenance

4831%15 / 48

Unsafe driving

373%1 / 37

Brakes

303%1 / 30

Lights

1127%3 / 11

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

44%Nov 24 to May 254 / 9

46%May 25 to Nov 256 / 13

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 11

33%May 26 to Nov 265 / 15

Top 3 codes (36 of 183 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing19
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection9
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer8

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components7
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)5
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data3
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak3
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone2
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.48A-BIAD Brakes inoperative2
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures2
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-BIPBS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BHTC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55B-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.71F-CDSMTWSL Coupling / towing devices1
393.71H10-CDDSDM Coupling / towing devices1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3B2-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D9-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F5-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC.

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3037543) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 68 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3037543, and its motor carrier number is MC-42864.

Is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 118 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).