Carrier profile · USDOT 2029720 · MC-713048 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC

12 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 5 statesLATHROP, CA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-713048 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 399-4959 Email dispatchnewhgsinc@gmail.com

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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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.7%

▲ 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-mo25.7%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 31.9 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / 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 Driving23 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’11–’13

Stratford’13–’15

Sentry Select’15–’18

United Financial’18–’25

2010201420182022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Jul 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → May 2025	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2018 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2018	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2013	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	May 2010 → May 2011	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

62.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 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

LATHROP, CA

2649 MIDDLEBURY DR

Top corridor

CA 35 · AZ 4 · OR 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2650801 USDOT 189169Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1832891 USDOT 2329333 USDOT 2650801 USDOT 954252 USDOT 3830864 USDOT 2129045 USDOT 3041367 USDOT 2582340

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: 2649 MIDDLEBURY DR, LATHROP, CA, 95330
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 399-4959
Fax: (209) 645-7998
Email: newhgsinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Simranjit Singh Pannu
USDOT / docket: 2029720 · MC-713048
First registered: May 4, 2010
Last MCS-150: Jul 9, 2025 · 250,356 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

250,356

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 HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC.

HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC (USDOT 2029720) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Apr 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC's USDOT number?

HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC's USDOT number is 2029720, and its motor carrier number is MC-713048.

Is HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC's safety record?

HIGH GROUND SHIPPING INC has a 25.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).