Carrier profile · USDOT 2582948 · MC-904664 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Makalu Logistics Inc

11 power unitsavg 8.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesFONTANA, CA77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-904664 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 565-2625 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 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-mo28.0%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 43.0 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wilshire’16–’20

Navigators’20–’22

Highlander Specialty’22–’24

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Mar 2015 → Jun 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

94.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

FONTANA, CA

11101 CALABASH AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 10 · CA 7 · AZ 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 12 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2532440 USDOT 4237551 USDOT 4461268 USDOT 3821366 USDOT 3197624Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (37 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3046712 USDOT 3447318 USDOT 3749403 USDOT 3948302 USDOT 2532440 USDOT 3593159 USDOT 4237551 USDOT 4461268

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 11101 CALABASH AVE, FONTANA, CA, 92337
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 565-2625
Fax: (909) 697-2205
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Kanishka Chaugai
USDOT / docket: 2582948 · MC-904664
First registered: Feb 23, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2024 · 882,412 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

882,412

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 MAKALU LOGISTICS INC.

MAKALU LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2582948) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MAKALU LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

MAKALU LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2582948, and its motor carrier number is MC-904664.

Is MAKALU LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. MAKALU LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MAKALU LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

MAKALU LOGISTICS INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).

How big is MAKALU LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

MAKALU LOGISTICS INC operates 11 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MAKALU LOGISTICS INC based?

MAKALU LOGISTICS INC is based in FONTANA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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