Carrier profile · USDOT 3283902 · MC-1079766 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

GUL AKBAR LLC

DBA GUL EXPRESS

11 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 22 statesAMARILLO, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1079766 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 988-8208 Email dispatchinfo@gulexpress.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average10.3% 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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 2.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 8

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: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Security National’20–’22

Benchmark’22–’23

Db (usbranch)’23–’24

Great West’24–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	4
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2021	$750K	1
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2020 → May 2022	$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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

47.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

AMARILLO, TX

500 SOUTH POLK STREET

Top corridor

TX 7 · CA 6 · PA 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: 16 trucks also ran under 20 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2398261 USDOT 3369608 USDOT 2493351 USDOT 4416865 USDOT 3783334 USDOT 3819678 USDOT 4125057 USDOT 4334086Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 49 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2493351 USDOT 3105513 USDOT 4178457 USDOT 4416865 USDOT 2860748 USDOT 3452578 USDOT 3783334 USDOT 3819678

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 500 SOUTH POLK STREET, AMARILLO, TX, 79001
Mailing address: 2122 COUGAR RIDGE, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (210) 988-8208
Email: info@gulexpress.us
Web domain: gulexpress.us

Registration

Officers: Tawab Khan Zadran · Wahidullah Zadran
USDOT / docket: 3283902 · MC-1079766
First registered: May 7, 2019
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 1,003,400 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,003,400

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 GUL AKBAR LLC.

GUL AKBAR LLC (USDOT 3283902) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 3, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GUL AKBAR LLC's USDOT number?

GUL AKBAR LLC's USDOT number is 3283902, and its motor carrier number is MC-1079766.

Is GUL AKBAR LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, GUL AKBAR LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GUL AKBAR LLC's safety record?

GUL AKBAR LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).