Carrier profile · USDOT 3744119 · MC-1326526 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Black Hawk Freight Inc

11 power unitsavg 8.1 yrRegional · 4 statesLATHROP, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1326526 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2015–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 740-2885 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average19.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2015–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

26 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 brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 46.15% on 13 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
26 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 9, 2026.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 32.4 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving18 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 10 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Db (usbranch)’21–’22

Qualitas’22–’23

Great West’23–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2023 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 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
Arizona: 8 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections

Home base

LATHROP, CA

1081 COMET LANE

Most inspections: CA

11 inspections

CA 11 · AZ 8 · OR 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4433346 USDOT 3875048 USDOT 4407933Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 428823 USDOT 4407933 USDOT 3630733 USDOT 4017944 USDOT 4433346 USDOT 838117 USDOT 3875048 USDOT 53467

Shares a company officer with other carriers

varinder pal singh — 6 carriers: USDOT 2060836 USDOT 3008145 USDOT 3253342 USDOT 4120162 USDOT 4523285

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1081 COMET LANE, LATHROP, CA, 95330
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 740-2885
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: blackhawkfreight.net

Registration

Officer: Varinder Pal Singh
USDOT / docket: 3744119 · MC-1326526
First registered: Oct 14, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 868,457 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 91.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

868,457

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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46%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 13 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

71violation records

19OOS-tagged records

6 of 13inspections 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

2236%8 / 22

Unsafe driving

176%1 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1323%3 / 13

Lights

1040%4 / 10

Brakes

933%3 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

80%May 26 to Nov 264 / 5

Top 3 codes (14 of 71 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3

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395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-AASGMD-L6 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC.

BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3744119) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 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 6, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3744119, and its motor carrier number is MC-1326526.

Is BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC's safety record?

BLACK HAWK FREIGHT INC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).