Carrier profile · USDOT 3089897 · MC-71383 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Kangaroo Freight Lines Inc

DBA K F L INC

10 power unitsavg 5.5 yrRegional · 7 statesELK GROVE, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-71383 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 548-3851 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 · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% 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 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

27 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 33.33% on 12 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
30 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 7, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jul 3, 2026.

Safety

27 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 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 23 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 30.5 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving31 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Specialty’18–’20

United Specialty’20–’23

Accredited Specialty’23–’25

beyond this history

20182020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$750K	6
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Feb 2020 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	4

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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): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 11 inspections
Nevada: 6 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections

Home base

ELK GROVE, CA

9042 BLUE BONNET WAY

Most inspections: CA

11 inspections

CA 11 · NV 6 · IA 4

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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: 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 3731758Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3669754 USDOT 3731758 USDOT 3758813 USDOT 968462 USDOT 1746222 USDOT 3927628

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: 9042 BLUE BONNET WAY, ELK GROVE, CA, 95624
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 548-3851
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Gagan Bhinder · Sanampreet Singh
USDOT / docket: 3089897 · MC-71383
First registered: Jan 26, 2018
Last MCS-150: Oct 12, 2025 · 1,100,000 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

1,100,000

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

6OOS-tagged records

4 of 12inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Hours of service

130%0 / 13

Brakes

911%1 / 9

Lights

813%1 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

729%2 / 7

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

43%May 25 to Nov 253 / 7

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (11 of 54 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207A-SUBL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-TARPSWD Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC.

KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 3089897) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes 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 10 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 12, 2025. 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 KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number?

KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number is 3089897, and its motor carrier number is MC-71383.

Is KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC's safety record?

KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).