Carrier profile · USDOT 835158 · MC-514725 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC

DBA DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS

6 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 4 statesFOWLER, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-514725 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2007–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 834-1314 Email dispatchsunny@dhillontrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 17, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average13.6% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2007–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 28.5 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 4

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

≈1.8 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’05–’07

Lancer’08–’10

Gotham’10–’12

Db (usbranch)’13–’15

Scottsdale’16–’20

Northland’20–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$750K	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$750K	5
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2005 → Dec 2005	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

91.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FOWLER, CA

6632 E PARLIER AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 10 · CA 9 · TX 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4536489

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6632 E PARLIER AVE, FOWLER, CA, 93625
Mailing address: PO BOX 424, FOWLER, CA, 93625
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 834-1314
Fax: (559) 834-2952
Email: sunny@dhillontrucking.com
Web domain: dhillontrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Surinder S Dhillon · Sunny Dhillon
USDOT / docket: 835158 · MC-514725
First registered: Oct 22, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 306,819 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 21, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

306,819

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC.

DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 835158) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 17, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 17, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 17, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 21, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 835158, and its motor carrier number is MC-514725.

Is DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 17, 2026, DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DHILLON BROTHERS EXPRESS INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).