Carrier profile · USDOT 992748 · MC-419444 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

RANJIT SINGH CHATHA

DBA AMERICAN BASE TRANSPORT

1 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 3 statesFOWLER, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-419444 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

2013–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 351-3585 Email dispatchjanlechatha@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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-mo

0.0

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 2013–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 11 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 30.6 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

11 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jun '26 · 2

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

≈5.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lancer’07–’11

Db (usbranch)’13–’16

Northland’21–’26

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	Sep 2021 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → May 2026	$750K	1
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	Sep 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	May 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Mar 2013 → Mar 2016	$750K	4
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2002	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

67%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

FOWLER, CA

816 SOUTH LAKER LANE

Top corridor

CA 8 · OR 2 · WA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2537030

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 816 SOUTH LAKER LANE, FOWLER, CA, 93625
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 351-3585
Email: janlechatha@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Ranjit Singh Chatha
USDOT / docket: 992748 · MC-419444
First registered: Dec 10, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 99,706 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

99,706

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 RANJIT SINGH CHATHA.

RANJIT SINGH CHATHA (USDOT 992748) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 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 Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RANJIT SINGH CHATHA's USDOT number?

RANJIT SINGH CHATHA's USDOT number is 992748, and its motor carrier number is MC-419444.

Is RANJIT SINGH CHATHA authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-24, RANJIT SINGH CHATHA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RANJIT SINGH CHATHA's safety record?

RANJIT SINGH CHATHA has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).