Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 478698 · MC-280068
BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC
1 power unitsHOLLISTER, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-280068 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal33
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC safe to load? BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 478698, MC-280068) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in HOLLISTER, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BBBHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Lincoln General · 03–06
Carolina · 07–10
United Specialty · 13–23
Southlake Specialty · 23–26
20032026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 41 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2023 → Mar 2026 | $750k | 3 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2013 → Mar 2023 | $750k | 18 |
| GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2012 → Feb 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2011 → Feb 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2011 → Jun 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. | Feb 2010 → Feb 2011 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2007 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 3 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Feb 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2003 → Nov 2006 | $750k | 4 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2003 → Nov 2003 | $750k | 4 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HOLLISTER, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@bhandalbros.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2334913USDOT 2890074
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2490 SAN JUAN HOLLISTER ROAD, HOLLISTER, CA, 95023
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1900, HOLLISTER, CA, 95024
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (831) 728-2691
- Cell
- (831) 588-0725
- Fax
- (831) 761-2814
- Web domain
- bhandalbros.com
Registration
- Officers
- Mangal Bhandal · Sukhwinder K Bhandal
- USDOT / docket
- 478698 · MC-280068
- First registered
- 04/09/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 10/10/2025 · 120,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 05/22/2015
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 478698, and its motor carrier number is MC-280068.
Is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC's fleet?
BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC based?
BHANDAL BROS TRUCKING INC is based in HOLLISTER, CA.