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SSK TRANSPORTATION LLC

BAKERSFIELD, CA

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Benchmark Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Dec 2, 2025
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Benchmark Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SSK TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3204889)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Benchmark Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3204889/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3204889 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RUPINDER SINGH KHANGURA General Freight Based in BAKERSFIELD, CA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 28.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=194110 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units −1 (6 → 5) · Oct 3, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

Benchmark Insurance Company · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3204889
In FMCSA records since Oct 25, 2018 (~7y)
MC / docket MC202011
Company officer RUPINDER SINGH KHANGURA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 401,215 mi
Contact & address
Physical
9228 FIVE BURROUGHS DR
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3204889
In FMCSA records since Oct 25, 2018 (~7y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 401,215 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 28.6% vs 23.4% +5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.67 vs 1.80 +0.87
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · FLCA-1926-05335
Effective Dec 2, 2025
BMC-91X · $750,000 · FLCA-1926-05335
Effective Dec 2, 2025
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-11-20 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 6 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 18 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
5
Drivers
6
Inspections
18
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 194,110 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 194,110 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
28.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 194,110 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 6 5
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Oct 3, 2026 Oct 3, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (12 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR) 1 1 100.0% Dec 12, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Aug 7, 2025
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 30, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 1 0 0.0% Sep 21, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Aug 29, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Aug 25, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 13
Wabash National 7
Utility 6
Vanguard 1
Volvo 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 0.30 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 2.16 2 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 4.45 4 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (18 rows) View all 18 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89062513 Sep 21, 2026 LA 2 MONROE LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55E-B No
86951436 Jan 30, 2026 CA 1 CACHE CREEK
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86587779 Dec 12, 2025 AR 1 CONWAY AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
8 396.3A1-BOS, 393.48A-BIAD, 392.2-SLLML Yes
85654653 Aug 29, 2025 NC 3 nc-polk-county,-i26
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85601539 Aug 25, 2025 TN 3 DANDRIDGE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLLR No
85446787 Aug 7, 2025 AZ 2 PARKS AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.55E-B, 395.24, 393.9A-LBL No
82602973 Sep 1, 2024 AZ 2 KINGMAN AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.24, 393.11(a)(1) No
82515587 Aug 22, 2024 TN 3 HOLLADAY TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82250603 Jul 24, 2024 AZ 2 KINGMAN AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.8(e)(1), 393.60(c), 392.2 No
82004607 Jun 28, 2024 AZ 3 TUCSON AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2 No
81712608 May 16, 2024 AZ 1 SAN SIMON AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45(b)(2) No
80995387 Feb 27, 2024 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.207(b) Yes
80615928 Jan 13, 2024 NM 3 AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.82(a)(1) No
84068215 Oct 25, 2023 NM 2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
79393487 Aug 12, 2023 AR 2 ar-crawford-county(alma-east-stn)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
79100238 Jul 8, 2023 AZ 3 INTERSTATE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
78435592 Apr 22, 2023 CA 3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
78435618 Apr 21, 2023 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 396.3(a)(1), 396.5(b), 393.47(e) Yes
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 1, 2020 MC202011 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Nov 20, 2018 MC202011-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Benchmark Insurance Company FLCA-1926-05335 BMC-91X — Dec 2, 2025 On file ACTIVE
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05335 91X $750,000 Dec 2, 2025 On file ACTIVE
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05335 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2025 Dec 25, 2025 CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05335 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2025 Dec 2, 2025 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHCA1901522202-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 11, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHCA1901522202-00 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2024 Aug 1, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHCA1901522202-00 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2024 Jul 11, 2025 REPLACED
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. SMC1815454 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2023 Nov 12, 2024 CANCELLED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 506-9031381 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2021 Nov 12, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 506-9031381 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2021 Dec 14, 2023 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2021 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Apr 21, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2019 Apr 21, 2020 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2019 May 4, 2020 NAME CHANGED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1663460 BIPD/Primary — Nov 12, 2018 Nov 12, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 25, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Dec 3, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Dec 2, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Nov 12, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Nov 12, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  6. Aug 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  7. Jul 14, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Jul 11, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  9. Nov 13, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Nov 12, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  11. Dec 14, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  12. Nov 12, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  13. Nov 12, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Nov 12, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Nov 13, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Nov 12, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Nov 12, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. May 4, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Apr 23, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Apr 21, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Nov 12, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Nov 12, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Nov 20, 2018
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 5 3
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 3 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 2 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.207(b) Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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