Carrier profile · USDOT 3037543 · MC-42864 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC

19 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 17 statesLODI, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-42864 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(530) 816-9423 Email dispatchKK2016USA@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.7% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2012–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

79 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 69 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · 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 4.6 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

76 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / 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: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 79
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

A-one Commercial’17–’18

United Specialty’18–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–’23

Sutton Specialty’23–’24

Benchmark’24–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2022	$750K	9
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$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): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

68.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

LODI, CA

2836 MCINTOSH DR

Top corridor

CA 33 · NV 15 · UT 7

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 4417559Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2954242 USDOT 3098288 USDOT 2512112 USDOT 3316114 USDOT 53773 USDOT 3209057 USDOT 4417559 USDOT 3197835

Shares a company officer with other carriers

krishan kumar — 21 carriers: USDOT 2581476 USDOT 2846169 USDOT 2849787 USDOT 2999004 USDOT 3352371 USDOT 3423322 USDOT 3470031 USDOT 3612571

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: 2836 MCINTOSH DR, LODI, CA, 95242
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (530) 816-9423
Email: kk2016usa@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Krishan Kumar
USDOT / docket: 3037543 · MC-42864
First registered: Aug 11, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 2,991,592 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,991,592

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 SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC.

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3037543) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load 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 BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 79 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 69 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3037543, and its motor carrier number is MC-42864.

Is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SAFFRON TRANSPORT INC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 107 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).