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GK TRANS INC

MERCED, CA

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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 · Apr 17, 2024
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Transportation Authority LLC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — GK TRANS INC (USDOT 3589387)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Great West Casualty Co · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Transportation Authority LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3589387/
As of: Sep 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3589387 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOGA SINGH General Freight Based in MERCED, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235328 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
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

Transportation Authority LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3589387
In FMCSA records since Mar 15, 2021 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1215222
Company officer JOGA SINGH
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 92,347 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (657) 238-9871
Email: [email protected]
Physical
4038 CINNABAR AVE
MERCED, CA 95348
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3589387
In FMCSA records since Mar 15, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 92,347 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.25 vs 1.80 -1.55
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 12.5% —
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

GK TRANS INC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 12.5%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (7) and WA (1).

Violation profile

12.5% out-of-service rate, below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Hyundai Translead, and Diam are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 235,328 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,328 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,328 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-01 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 7 1 14.3% Aug 27, 2026
Washington (WA) 1 0 0.0% Apr 29, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 10
Hyundai Translead 4
Stoughton 2
Wabash National 2
Diam 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 — Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 4.50 5 — Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88834492 Aug 27, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
1 393.207A-SAPPCBLM No
87735291 Apr 29, 2026 WA 3 RIDGEFIELD WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
0 — No
87729378 Apr 29, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
5 3A1-BOS, 47E, 53B-B Yes
87526564 Apr 6, 2026 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
0 — No
85921034 Sep 25, 2025 CA 3 MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
0 — No
85461642 Aug 5, 2025 CA 3 ca-i-15-@mountain-pass-jpoe,cvef
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
0 — No
83187993 Nov 14, 2024 CA 1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
1 396.5B-HWSL No
82902849 Oct 7, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
1 396.3(a)(1) No
81742187 May 26, 2024 CA 2 GRAPEVINE CVEF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
1 393.9(a) No
80600615 Jan 11, 2024 AR 3 ar-crawford-county(alma-east-stn)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP12986 · 1FUJGLDR1HLHT0998
0 — No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1215222
Active
Granted Apr 23, 2021
View full authority record →
common
MC1215222
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 23, 2021 MC1215222-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Great West Casualty Co GRT20365A BMC-91X — Apr 17, 2024 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT20365A 91X $1,000,000 Apr 17, 2024 On file ACTIVE
CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY CAM000220 BIPD/Primary — Apr 17, 2022 Apr 17, 2024 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 896135001 BIPD/Primary — Apr 17, 2021 Apr 17, 2022 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 17, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Apr 17, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  3. Apr 13, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 23, 2021
    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

Station State Inspections OOS
COTTONWOOD IF CA 2 1
CHOWCHILLA RIVER CA 1 0
GRAPEVINE CVEF CA 1 0
GRAPEVINE IF CA 1 0
MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF CA 1 0
NIMITZ IF CA 1 0
RIDGEFIELD WA WA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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Authority Records
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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