Carrier profile · USDOT 1960623 · MC-695316 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC

3 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 3 statesCORSICANA, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-695316 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 403-9770 Email dispatchpopulartrans17@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

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

8.8 yr

Model years 2014–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hallmark County’17–’19

Progressive County’19–’23

Prime’23–’25

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	15
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2019 → Oct 2023	$750K	12
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	4
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Mar 2017 → Dec 2017	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Nov 2009 → Dec 2009	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

CORSICANA, TX

1212 BELMONT CIR

Top corridor

NY ⇄ TX

NY 1 · AR 1 · MT 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2369730Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2369730 USDOT 2520285 USDOT 4254050 USDOT 361802 USDOT 1480108

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1212 BELMONT CIR, CORSICANA, TX, 75110-2809
Mailing address: 4976 SM 744, CORSICANA, TX, 75110
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 403-9770
Cell: (310) 902-8940
Fax: (559) 277-8114
Email: populartrans17@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sandeep S Dhaliwal
USDOT / docket: 1960623 · MC-695316
First registered: Oct 29, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jun 26, 2026 · 995,786 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.30
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

995,786

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 POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC.

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1960623) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1960623, and its motor carrier number is MC-695316.

Is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

POPULAR TRANSPORTATION INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.