Carrier profile · USDOT 4168930 · MC-1603131 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NK GROUP INC

10 power unitsavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 12 statesFONTANA, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1603131 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(315) 276-1414 Email dispatchGROUPNK23@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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average23.3% 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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

31.6

▲ 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-mo

31.6

▲ 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

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 23.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 41.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

34 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈1.7 / 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: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transverse Specialty’24–’24

Knight Specialty’25–now

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2024	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 11
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

5.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

32%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 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

FONTANA, CA

10631 BANANA AVE

Top corridor

CA 9 · AZ 8 · AR 6

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 434467 USDOT 4397577 USDOT 4209187 USDOT 3799553Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 434467 USDOT 3638520 USDOT 3810020 USDOT 3519782 USDOT 3641869 USDOT 303024 USDOT 3282758 USDOT 3472474

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gautam kumar — 2 carriers: USDOT 3758658

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: 10631 BANANA AVE, FONTANA, CA, 92337
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (315) 276-1414
Email: groupnk23@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gautam Kumar
USDOT / docket: 4168930 · MC-1603131
First registered: Dec 14, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2026 · 676,492 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

676,492

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 NK GROUP INC.

NK GROUP INC (USDOT 4168930) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 11, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is NK GROUP INC's USDOT number?

NK GROUP INC's USDOT number is 4168930, and its motor carrier number is MC-1603131.

Is NK GROUP INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, NK GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NK GROUP INC's safety record?

NK GROUP INC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).