Carrier profile · USDOT 4208595 · MC-1624846 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Balana Trucking Inc

2 power unitsavg 8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesFRESNO, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1624846 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2013–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 240-2403 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 average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% 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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2013–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 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 50.00% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent May 27, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jun 17, 2026.

Safety

9 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 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 10.8 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.3 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 / 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 · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	3

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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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

92.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 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

AZ busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Arizona: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

FRESNO, CA

5490 N SALINAS AVE APT 138

Most inspections: AZ

2 inspections

AZ 2 · NM 1 · FL 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3829413 USDOT 4460248 USDOT 4254217 USDOT 3912391 USDOT 3124049Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2952522 USDOT 3124049 USDOT 3778734 USDOT 4238918 USDOT 3632356 USDOT 3912391 USDOT 4358702 USDOT 3570091

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sonu sonu — 11 carriers: USDOT 3673340 USDOT 3752420 USDOT 3874216 USDOT 3891604 USDOT 3965305 USDOT 4085191 USDOT 4106550 USDOT 4344115

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5490 N SALINAS AVE APT 138, FRESNO, CA, 93722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 240-2403
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Sonu Sonu
USDOT / docket: 4208595 · MC-1624846
First registered: Mar 12, 2024
Last MCS-150: Oct 20, 2026 · 313,051 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

313,051

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

35violation records

9OOS-tagged records

3 of 6inspections 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.

Lights

1225%3 / 12

Hours of service

1127%3 / 11

Brakes

560%3 / 5

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 35 records)

393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2

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393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8E-HOSPCDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Brakes

Request current brake repair and follow-up inspection records for the assigned equipment.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BALANA TRUCKING INC.

BALANA TRUCKING INC (USDOT 4208595) 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 3, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% 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 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 8 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 20, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALANA TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BALANA TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 4208595, and its motor carrier number is MC-1624846.

Is BALANA TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. BALANA TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BALANA TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BALANA TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 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).