CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3480105· MC1141854· CARRIER· EIN 85-2782814
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SAM SON EXPRESS INC

6342 E ROBINSON AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93727(559) 577-6635kulbir.gill@samsonexpressinc.comKULBIR SINGH GILL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
10%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
63
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierDriver OOS 10% — above the 6.7% national average1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1141854

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 11/19/2025
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC· policy URG-02916
Authority history (6) ▾
10/23/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/20/2025)
08/25/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2025)
08/31/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2023)
08/04/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/07/2023)
08/23/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/20/2021)
09/24/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history6 insurers on record 1 rejected filing
Filing timeline (9)
  1. ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/22/202511/19/2025
  2. ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/22/202511/12/2025
  3. ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/22/202509/22/2025
  4. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/20/202409/20/2025
  5. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/20/202309/20/2024
  6. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/31/202309/20/2023
  7. SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/20/202208/31/2023
  8. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/17/202109/20/2022
  9. A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/17/202009/17/2021
Rejected filings (1) ▾
  • 10/06/2025CANAL INSURANCE CO.Already terminated by replacement.

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle4 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver10 inspections · 10% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

10 inspections · 70 violations (5 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.

10
Inspections
70
Violations
5
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

15
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • CA12
  • WA5
  • OR3
  • TX2
  • NV2
  • TN1
  • IA1
  • ID1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 12.5% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Medium impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 61% is close to the 65% intervention line — worth getting ahead of before it crosses.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
False log / RODS2 viol92%
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 54%
  • 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed1× · 38%
Log / ELD device1 viol8%
  • 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.1× · 8%
What to do
  • Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
  • Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Projected estimatecould improve up to 30 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 100%
Focus here first
1Other
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 393.55ENo or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

31
Inspections
70
Violations
5
Out-of-service
60
CSA points
2
Crashes
13
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

16 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

9 trailer 7 truck
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 7×
3AKJGLDR3HSJB7150· YP48557 CA
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKJHHDR5LSLL0656· YP78248 CA
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKJGLDR1JSJK8948· ZP24111 CA
2020 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 5×
1GR1A0627LW175914· 4TH4895 CA
2012 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Vanseen 5×
1JJV532B0CL716382· 4UL4407 CA
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDR8MSMG2579· ZP05352 CA
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2538GM616015· 709987 KS
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2538HM850558· CYP20501 CA
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH9LN227554· ZP74294 CA
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR9KSJW7153· YP22932 CA
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2534GU611846· 4TX7562 CA
2020 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1A0629LW156667· 4SS4563 CA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS253XK6607233· 5552886 ME
2014 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0621EW703160· 4SU1497 CA
2017 KENWORTH T680
1XKYD49X6HJ132544· ZP05362 CA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2533K6607333· 5576155 ME

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
KULBIR SINGH GILL
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2020-09-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-08
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 21 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

21
Connected carriers
16
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: KULBIR SINGH GILL (USDOT 1970525, registered 2009) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 4
1
GOLDLINK BULK INC
USDOT 3450626Active· BOLTON, ON
Strong
Officer
2
KARTAR ENERGY LLC
USDOT 4077764Active· LANSDOWNE, PA
Strong
Officer
3
KG TRANSPORT SERVICE INC
USDOT 2417613Active· UNION CITY, CA
Strong
Officer
4
KULBIR SINGH GILL
USDOT 1970525Inactive· UNION CITY, CA
Strong
Officer
Medium· 6
FREIGHT LINE INC
USDOT 3448357Active· OLATHE, KS
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3AKJGLDR3HSJB71503AKJHHDR8MSMG2579
GANPATI TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 4263295Active· FRESNO, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1GR1A0629LW1566671UYVS2533K6607333
JANI TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3862926Active· FRESNO, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3AKJHHDR5LSLL06561GR1A0627LW175914
JC TANDA TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3132724Active· FRESNO, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
4V4NC9EH9LN2275543AKJHHDR8MSMG2579
R K TRUCKLINE INC
USDOT 3886518Active· CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1JJV532B0CL7163821UYVS2533K6607333
SURYA TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3890192Active· FRESNO, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1UYVS2533K66073331GR1A0629LW156667

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

18 events
  1. 05/08/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  2. 11/19/2025Insurance filed — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy URG-02916

  3. 11/19/2025Insurance cancelled — ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASC-2661028-00

  4. 11/12/2025Insurance cancelled — ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASC-2661028-00

  5. 10/23/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/20/2025)

  6. 09/22/2025Insurance replaced — ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ASC-2661028-00

  7. 09/20/2025Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT2055844354

  8. 08/25/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2025)

  9. 09/20/2024Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT2055844354

  10. 09/20/2023Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TMA22100558

  11. 08/31/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2023)

  12. 08/31/2023Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TMA22100558

  13. 08/04/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/07/2023)

  14. 09/20/2022Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP73028 00

  15. 09/17/2021Insurance cancelled — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy A-ONE2020-3212

  16. 08/23/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/20/2021)

  17. 09/24/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  18. 09/01/2020Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2024-12-03
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-05-08
Reported mileage
339,508 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.