Carrier profile · USDOT 1667994 · MC-613128 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SATNAM S BAINS

DBA BAINS TRANSPORTATION

3 power unitsavg 5.6 yrRegional · 5 statesMANTECA, CA66/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-613128 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 666-7551 Email dispatchnitu.mehrok@GMAIL.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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

19 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

16 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 18.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4

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

≈2.7 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Compliance5 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’07–’10

Ooida Risk’14–’17

Great West’18–’21

Northland’21–’25

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2025	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2018 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2017	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Oct 2010	$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): 3
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

61.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 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

MANTECA, CA

961 MANDEVILLE ST

Top corridor

CA 9 · OR 3 · AZ 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1667994. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1667994.

Last 12 months: 3 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 3825511 USDOT 3958435 USDOT 3838805 USDOT 4091317Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2907843 USDOT 3537492 USDOT 3838805 USDOT 3679556 USDOT 3825511 USDOT 3958435 USDOT 3344960 USDOT 3933670

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: 961 MANDEVILLE ST, MANTECA, CA, 95337
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 666-7551
Cell: (209) 607-3189
Email: nitu.mehrok@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Satnam S Bains · Nitu Mehrok
USDOT / docket: 1667994 · MC-613128
First registered: Jul 19, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jan 2, 2026 · 280,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 28.57
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

280,000

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 SATNAM S BAINS.

SATNAM S BAINS (USDOT 1667994) has a Vektor safety score of 66/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 2, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SATNAM S BAINS's USDOT number?

SATNAM S BAINS's USDOT number is 1667994, and its motor carrier number is MC-613128.

Is SATNAM S BAINS authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SATNAM S BAINS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SATNAM S BAINS's safety record?

SATNAM S BAINS has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 66/100 (tier: review).