Fatal Florida Crash Puts Spotlight on Linked Trucking Firms

Florida Crash and Federal Probe

A semi-truck operated by White Hawk Carriers Inc. attempted an illegal U-turn across the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce on August 12, blocking all northbound lanes. A minivan slammed into the trailer, killing three South Florida residents inside. Florida prosecutors charged the truck’s driver, 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, with three counts of vehicular homicide; he was arrested in California and faces extradition to Florida [1]. 

In the aftermath, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that federal regulators have launched a full investigation into both the driver and White Hawk Carriers. According to the department, FMCSA investigators administered an English-language proficiency assessment to Singh after the crash, which he failed. The agency said it is scrutinizing how Singh was certified and reviewing White Hawk Carriers’ safety practices [2].

Beyond this tragedy lies a broader pattern.

Our analysis of public data shows White Hawk Carriers Inc. linked by shared contacts, addresses, and equipment to a web of other trucking companies. Regulators often describe such clusters as potential “chameleon carriers” — companies that shut down and re-register under new authorities to mask prior enforcement history. 

These associations do not by themselves prove control, but they highlight evidence already present in federal data that warrants closer scrutiny. The question is whether related carriers, connected through these identifiers, are carrying forward the same operational risks, and whether regulators are doing enough to act on these signals before another tragedy occurs.

Much of what follows comes directly from public records and widely cited reporting. We are publishing our analysis of the underlying data and visual mockups so regulators, industry, and the public can review the same connections visible in those records. This analysis is descriptive, and is not meant to draw conclusions about control or intent.

Profile of White Hawk Carriers

White Hawk Carriers Inc. is a mid-sized trucking company based in California’s Central Valley. Federal records show the company was established in 2016 by Navneet Kaur, and it obtained FMCSA operating authority in August 2016. The firm is registered at an address in Ceres, California, and as of this month reports operating 25 trucks with 45 drivers. 

Its safety record is mixed. Federal inspection data shows White Hawk drivers have been placed out of service in 13.4% of inspections — more than double the national average of 6.3% — while vehicle maintenance out-of-service rates are closer to national norms.

A review of the past two years of inspections points to recurring violations. The fleet was cited multiple times for brake defects, including three cases where at least 20% of a vehicle’s brakes were inoperative. Drivers were flagged for operating while disqualified and, in one instance, for violating an airbrake restriction — both classified as high-severity violations. [Download inspection and violation data] 

Inspectors also documented false logbook entries, hours-of-service overages, unsecured cargo, leaking wheel seals, and multiple instances of speeding. None of these infractions is rare on its own, but their repetition, particularly in brakes, logs, and driver fitness, underscores persistent compliance gaps.

Kaur is listed as the company’s primary contact, using the email whitehawkinc1@gmail.com for official correspondence. That email, along with other identifiers, also appears in records linking White Hawk Carriers Inc to other trucking companies. Viewed in isolation, White Hawk Carriers Inc looks like a modest Central Valley fleet. Placed against a comprehensive dataset, it emerges as one part of a wider web of connected companies.

Patterns in Federal Records

CarrierOk analysis of FMCSA filings shows White Hawk Carriers linked by contact details, equipment, and addresses to a series of other trucking companies in California’s Central Valley. The overlaps appear in email accounts, phone and fax numbers, operating authorities, trailers, and business locations.

Shared Email Addresses 

From December 2017 to mid-2018, both White Hawk Carriers (USDOT 2866642) and Simran Trucklines Inc. (USDOT 2567035) listed the same contact email, whitehawkinc1@gmail.com, in their filings. Before and after that period, Simran Trucklines used BluestarTruckings@gmail.com, reflecting its DBA Blue Star Trucking.

Shared Trucks and Trailers. 

Of 18 semi-trailers listed under White Hawk Carriers, 12 also appear under other DOT numbers in this network. At least six trailer VINs are found in both White Hawk Carriers’ and White Hawk USA’s inspection histories, including, for example, utility refrigerated trailer VIN 1UYVS2532GU615116.

Shared Phone and Fax Numbers. 

Multiple phone numbers recur across entities in the network.

• 209-589-5485 appears in records for Simran Trucklines beginning in 2015 and later in a rejected authority application for Golden Tree Brokerage Inc. (USDOT 3096799) in 2018.
  

• 209-499-5775 is associated with both Simran Trucklines and White Star Trucking Inc. (USDOT 2399508), which was placed out of service in April 2015.
  

• 209-225-2477, listed for White Hawk USA Inc., also appears in filings for Great Eagle Trans Inc. (USDOT 3074385).
  

• Fax records show a similar reuse: 209-758-0501, listed for Harpreet Singh, DBA American Freight (USDOT 2476604) between 2014 and 2016, reappeared on filings for Great Eagle Trans in 2018.

Successive Operating Authorities 

The timeline shows new entities appearing as others wound down, with recurring contact details and locations. Several carried the “White Hawk” name, either as a legal name or a DBA.

• WHITE STAR TRUCKING INC — DBA White Star Trucking (MC 825199 | USDOT 2399508). According to California Secretary of State records, Navneet Kaur registered White Star Trucking Inc. in 2013. However, FMCSA filings list Harpreet Singh as the primary contact. FMCSA granted the company interstate operating authority on May 17, 2013, but placed it out of service on April 28, 2015. Its authority was formally revoked on July 6, 2015. Filings during this period list the phone number (209) 499-5775, which later appeared in records for Simran Trucklines Inc.
  

• HARPREET SINGH — DBA American Freight (MC 856742 | USDOT 2476604). Authority granted 4/10/2014; revoked 2/23/2015; reinstated 3/3/2015; revoked 2/21/2017. Used fax (209) 758-0501 (noted as changed by Harpreet Singh in 2016); the same fax later reappears with Great Eagle Trans. Their address, 1059 Sun Meadow Drive, Ceres, CA 95307 later appears in a rejected authority application for Golden Tree Brokerage Inc.
  

• SIMRAN TRUCKLINES INC — DBA White Hawk (MC 896565 | USDOT 2567035). Granted 2/13/2015; revoked 2/14/2022. Phone (209) 589-5485 listed from 2015 through 2024; changed to (209) 499-5775. This -5485 phone number appears on the rejected authority application for Golden Tree Brokerage Inc in 2018.  From Dec. 2017 to mid-2018, Simran listed whitehawkinc1@gmail.com, the same email used by White Hawk Carriers; otherwise used bluestartruckings@gmail.com.
  

• WHITE HAWK CARRIERS INC — DBA White Hawk (MC 960440 | USDOT 2866642). Granted 8/23/2016. Registered at 2521 Acorn Ln., Ceres, CA; primary contact Navneet Kaur; email whitehawkinc1@gmail.com. (Crash date noted on timeline: Aug. 12, 2025.). Six of their eighteen inspected trailers have also been inspected under White Hawk USA Inc.
  

• GOLDEN TREE BROKERAGE INC (MC 75149 | USDOT 3096799). Brokerage filing initiated 2/13/2018; ultimately rejected. Listed phone (209) 589-5485 beginning in 2018; primary contact Simranjit Singh.
  

• GREAT EAGLE TRANS INC — DBA White Hawk (MC 63027 | USDOT 3074385). Granted 6/28/2018; revoked 5/7/2019. Primary contact Harpreet Singh; phone (209) 225-2477 appears under White Hawk USA Inc; address 4734 Sophia Ct., Keyes, CA appears under a recently granted authority for Black Horse Roadline Inc. Fax (209) 758-0501 reappears here after earlier use by American Freight.
  

• WHITE HAWK USA INC (MC 1185567 | USDOT 3545717). Authorized 2/17/2022; revoked 2/14/2023; reinstated 3/31/2023. Primary contact Harpreet Singh; email whitehawkusainc1@gmail.com. Timeline notes overlap for 6 of their 7 inspected trailers with White Hawk Carriers.
  

• BLACK HORSE ROADLINE INC — DBA Black Horse (MC 1712723 | USDOT 4372395). Registered March 2025; authority granted 5/1/2025. Lists 4734 Sophia Ct., Keyes, CA—the same address previously used by Great Eagle Trans. Primary contact Simranjit Singh.
  

Viewed together, the sequence shows a recurring pattern: as one authority was revoked or shut down, another surfaced soon after, often in the same Central Valley towns and carrying forward phone numbers, emails, addresses, or even equipment from its predecessor. Mapped out, nearly every company sits within a ten-minute drive of the others.

Common Business Addresses 

Several companies in the network have registered at the same or nearby locations. Black Horse Roadline Inc. lists its business address as 4734 Sophia Court, Keyes, Calif., the same property used by Great Eagle Trans beginning in 2017.

Harpreet Singh, DBA American Freight, was registered at 1059 Sun Meadow Drive in Ceres, Calif. That same address also appeared in Golden Tree Brokerage Inc.’s authority application, along with filings for several other now-inactive carriers.

White Star Trucking operated from Modesto, White Hawk Carriers is based in Ceres, and American Freight was associated with Hughson — all within roughly a ten-minute drive of one another.

Insurance Ties and Regulatory Gaps

White Hawk Carriers and several related companies carried liability insurance through Global Hawk Insurance Co., RRG, a trucking-focused risk retention group headquartered in Livermore, Calif. Global Hawk collapsed in 2020 after regulators uncovered a financial shortfall. In December 2023, a federal grand jury indicted its top executives, alleging they misrepresented assets and diverted more than $19 million in funds. One former executive pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in July 2025. [3]

CarrierOk analysis of federal filings shows Global Hawk issued nearly 16,000 policies covering more than 10,000 motor carriers before its liquidation in May 2020. That list included Simran Trucklines Inc. and Great Eagle Trans Inc. Other companies in the White Hawk network — including White Star Trucking Inc., White Hawk Carriers Inc., and Black Horse Roadline Inc. — have also carried policies from other risk-retention groups.

Risk retention groups (RRGs) operate under a different regulatory framework than traditional insurers: chartered in a single state but able to write policies nationwide, they are not backed by state guaranty funds. When an RRG fails, there is no guaranty fund to pay claims. The Global Hawk collapse demonstrated how such failures can leave carriers suddenly uninsured, exposing a gap in protections for shippers and the public.

Open Questions and Industry Implications

Three people died on the Florida Turnpike. The criminal case will address the driver’s actions; the federal probe will examine how he was licensed and how the carrier was operating. The public record, meanwhile, shows overlapping identifiers, equipment, and a succession of authorities among companies in the same small geography. Whether those patterns amount to prohibited reincarnation is for regulators to determine.

What is clear is that the signals are visible in federal data — emails, phone and fax numbers, addresses, VINs, and authority timelines. The question is whether regulators are doing enough to connect those signals. FMCSA collects still more data at the point of registration, including payment methods, IP addresses, and submitted identity documents; information that, if more fully leveraged, could help identify repeat violators before another tragedy occurs.