Carrier profile · USDOT 1130886 · MC-459581 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GAMA BROS INC

9 power unitsavg 13.2 yrRegional · 4 statesLODI, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-459581 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 365-6343 Email dispatchdispatch@gamabros.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.4% vs the 22.26% 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 2001–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 6.7 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

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

≈3.0 / 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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’16 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’03–’07

Zurich American’11–’14

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2016

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2014	$750K	4
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Jan 2007	$750K	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → Dec 2003	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

80.8%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

LODI, CA

1321 E LOCKEFORD ST

Top corridor

CA 43 · NV 7 · OR 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 877383Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 793914 USDOT 3611241 USDOT 877383 USDOT 3269785

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gamabros.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2913480

Shares a company officer with other carriers

miguel gama — 3 carriers: USDOT 2863152 USDOT 2913480

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: 1321 E LOCKEFORD ST, LODI, CA, 95240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 365-6343
Cell: (209) 993-0182
Fax: (209) 317-4032
Email: dispatch@gamabros.com
Web domain: gamabros.com

Registration

Officers: Miguel Gama · Veronica Garcia
USDOT / docket: 1130886 · MC-459581
First registered: May 19, 2003
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2025 · 661,093 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 8.33
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

661,093

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 GAMA BROS INC.

GAMA BROS INC (USDOT 1130886) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 9, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is GAMA BROS INC's USDOT number?

GAMA BROS INC's USDOT number is 1130886, and its motor carrier number is MC-459581.

Is GAMA BROS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GAMA BROS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GAMA BROS INC's safety record?

GAMA BROS INC has a 31.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).