Carrier profile · USDOT 1460525 · MC-559872 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PUNIA EXPRESS INC

18 power unitsavg 8.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesOLATHE, KS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-559872 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 485-5894 Email dispatchPUNIAHARPREET@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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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 average27.6% vs the 22.26% 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 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-mo27.6%

▲ 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’06–’08

Sentry Select’09–’11

National’12–’14

Northland’14–’16

Berkshire Hathaway’17–’19

Canal’19–’22

Berkley’22–’24

Northland’24–’26

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2026	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2019 → May 2022	$750K	3
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	May 2017 → May 2019	$750K	12
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2014 → May 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2014	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → May 2012	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 18

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

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

OLATHE, KS

16494 W 132ND CT

Top corridor

KS 12 · CO 10 · MO 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: 2 trucks 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 4415128Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3416535 USDOT 4415128 USDOT 86876 USDOT 46749 USDOT 2107038 USDOT 2634143 USDOT 1750924

Shares a company officer with other carriers

harpreet punia — 2 carriers: USDOT 2481534

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: 16494 W 132ND CT, OLATHE, KS, 66062
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (913) 485-5894
Fax: (913) 782-0586
Email: puniaharpreet@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Harpreet Punia
USDOT / docket: 1460525 · MC-559872
First registered: Feb 7, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 3,190,520 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 6, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 10.42
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,190,520

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 PUNIA EXPRESS INC.

PUNIA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1460525) 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 contract 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 6, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PUNIA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PUNIA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1460525, and its motor carrier number is MC-559872.

Is PUNIA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PUNIA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PUNIA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PUNIA EXPRESS INC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).