CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4300023· MC1674500· CARRIER· EIN 61-2214025
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VINTAGE TRUCKING INC

7 SPIKERUSH CIR, AMERICAN CANYON, CA, 94503(707) 319-8792vintagetruckinginc@gmail.comAMIT RAJ BHARDWAJ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
33.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
9.1%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
40
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 9.1% — above the 6.7% national average

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

MC1674500

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 10/24/2025
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy TSMDXCA-0007820-01
Authority history (2) ▾
10/06/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/24/2025)
10/30/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (2)
  1. MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/24/202410/31/2025
  2. MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/24/202410/24/2025

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.

Vehicle6 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver11 inspections · 9.1% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

11 inspections · 15 violations (3 OOS) · 25% of inspections had an OOS finding.

11
Inspections
15
Violations
3
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • CA7
  • IL2
  • OR1
  • UT1
  • SD1

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.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 8.3% 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

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.

Improving
4
Inspections
4
Violations
1
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 25%Unsafe Driving 25%Hours-of-Service Compliance 25%Other 25%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 25% of recent
Do this
  • Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
  • Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 25% of recent
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
3Hours-of-Service Compliance
1 violation · 25% of recent
  • 395.8Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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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).

12
Inspections
15
Violations
3
Out-of-service
127
CSA points
0
Crashes
5
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

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

3 truck 3 trailer
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDRXKSJU2343· ZP41620 CA
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS253XK2548627· 5354161 ME
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
1FUJHHDR9NLMX0918· ZP63957 CA
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAA0621KW100740· 4RM1748 CA
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR2NSNE3904· ZP85699 CA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2539P6793001· 4UZ1485 CA

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
AMIT RAJ BHARDWAJ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2024-09-23
Last MCS-150 update
2025-09-16
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors.

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, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: AMIT RAJ BHARDWAJ (USDOT 2325366, registered 2012) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
AMIT RAJ BHARDWAJ
USDOT 2325366Inactive· AMERICAN CANYON, CA
Strong
OfficerPhoneAddress
2
ARB TRUCKING & LEASING INC
USDOT 2803521Inactive· AMERICAN CANYON, CA
Strong
OfficerPhoneAddress
Medium· 1
PARAMOUNT TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3569264Active· AMERICAN CANYON, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1UYVS2539P67930011UYVS253XK2548627

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

7 events
  1. 10/31/2025Insurance cancelled — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TSMDXCA-0002642-00

  2. 10/24/2025Insurance filed — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TSMDXCA-0007820-01

  3. 10/24/2025Insurance replaced — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TSMDXCA-0002642-00

  4. 10/06/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/24/2025)

  5. 09/16/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  6. 10/30/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 09/23/2024Registered 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
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-09-16
Reported mileage
38,953 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 7:14 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.