Carrier profile · USDOT 2908256 · MC-979281 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Honest Brothers Transport Inc

3 power unitsavg 8.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesLINCOLN, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-979281 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 938-7592 Email dispatchparmsingh2490@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.2% 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 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-mo12.5%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 8.0 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 5

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

≈7.0 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.0 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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$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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Global Hawk’17–’19

United Financial’19–’20

United Specialty’20–’21

Benchmark’21–’25

Universal Risk’25–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Aug 2025 → May 2026	$750K	9
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2025	$750K	6
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Apr 2020 → Aug 2020	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
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

8.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

96.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

LINCOLN, CA

2435 LINCOLN AIRPARK CT

Top corridor

CA 18 · NV 9 · UT 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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3430962 USDOT 3283410 USDOT 2519863Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2014604 USDOT 2684752 USDOT 4343806 USDOT 3706 USDOT 3430962 USDOT 3249967 USDOT 3538672 USDOT 3132724

Shares a company officer with other carriers

parminder singh — 224 carriers: USDOT 845807 USDOT 975975 USDOT 1060123 USDOT 1083490 USDOT 1173916 USDOT 1195697 USDOT 1198923 USDOT 1250195

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2435 LINCOLN AIRPARK CT, LINCOLN, CA, 95648
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 938-7592
Email: parmsingh2490@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Parminder Singh
USDOT / docket: 2908256 · MC-979281
First registered: Jul 11, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2025 · 185,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

185,000

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 HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC.

HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2908256) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2908256, and its motor carrier number is MC-979281.

Is HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

HONEST BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).