Carrier profile · USDOT 230922 · MC-167194 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DIRKSEN TRANSPORTATION INC

138 power unitsONTARIO, CA28/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-167194 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

138Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(909) 563-5606 Email dispatchbradl@gardnertrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 43 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 138 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

138 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’19 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transport’91–’95

National Interstate’03–’16

Ace American’16–now

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2001 → May 2003	$750K	3
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 1999 → Sep 1999	$750K	2
SABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Jun 1999	$750K	1
BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Oct 1998	$750K	2
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$750K	2
TRANSPORT INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1991 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 138
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ONTARIO, CA

1219 EAST ELM ST

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 1219 EAST ELM ST, ONTARIO, CA, 91761
Mailing address: P O BOX 747, CHINO, CA, 95336-1148
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 563-5606
Cell: (209) 456-2929
Fax: (209) 824-8855
Email: bradl@gardnertrucking.com
Web domain: gardnertrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Ronald J. Lanting · Thomas J Lanting
USDOT / docket: 230922 · MC-167194
First registered: May 2, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jun 18, 2012 · 13,120,000 mi (2011)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 12518981

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

138

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

13,120,000

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 DIRKSEN TRANSPORTATION INC.

DIRKSEN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 230922) has a Vektor safety score of 28/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 138 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 18, 2012.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.