Carrier profile · USDOT 1677748 · MC-616659 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

SANDHU EXPRESS INC

50 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 16 statesFRESNO, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-616659 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 341-3025 Email dispatchdispatch@sandhuexpressinc.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 · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

105 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 105 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 16.6 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

102 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 50-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 105
Annualized: ≈53 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance35 · 8 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Wesco’11–’13

State National’13–’15

National Continental’20–’23

State Nationalspecialty’23–’26

2008201320182023now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	14
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2020 → May 2023	$750K	12
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Mar 2008 → Jul 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): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 68

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

105

LA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

5329 W HOME AVE

Top corridor

LA ⇄ CA

LA 27 · CA 18 · NM 15

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: 23 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 3776142 USDOT 4237981 USDOT 3616470 USDOT 3216205Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (49 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4016838 USDOT 4237981 USDOT 3616470 USDOT 3216205 USDOT 4006395 USDOT 2539927 USDOT 75250 USDOT 3776142

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daulat singh sandhu — 3 carriers: USDOT 2422854 USDOT 3141034

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: 5329 W HOME AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93722-8636
Mailing address: 1865 HERNDON AVE K #628, CLOVIS, CA, 93611
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 341-3025
Email: dispatch@sandhuexpressinc.com
Web domain: sandhuexpressinc.com

Registration

Officer: Daulat Singh Sandhu
USDOT / docket: 1677748 · MC-616659
First registered: Aug 15, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 2, 2025 · 1,150,448 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.19
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,150,448

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 SANDHU EXPRESS INC.

SANDHU EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1677748) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 22, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier received 105 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 105 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 22, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SANDHU EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SANDHU EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1677748, and its motor carrier number is MC-616659.

Is SANDHU EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 22, 2026, SANDHU EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SANDHU EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SANDHU EXPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 120 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).