Carrier profile · USDOT 193073 · MC-155529 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Arctic Express Inc

DBA ARCTIC EXPRESS

71 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 20 statesHILLIARD, OH77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-155529 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

71Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

67Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 876-4008 Email dispatchmattdurst@arcticexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 19, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record22 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

71 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

98 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 98 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 71-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 71
Inspections · 24 mo: 98
Annualized: ≈49 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving67 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’98–’01

Fifth Third’03–’07

Lincoln General’05–’08

Milwaukee’13–’18

Arch’19–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2026	$1M	7
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2019	$1M	1
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → May 2018	$1M	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2010 → May 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2008 → May 2010	$1M	3
INTERSTATE COMMERCE FINANCIAL CREDIT CORP	Dec 2007 → Jun 2008	$1M	3
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	May 2007 → Dec 2007	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → May 2008	$1M	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2005	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$1M	3
FIFTH THIRD BANK	Jul 2003 → May 2007	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2001 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Sep 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 71
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 67

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

52.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HILLIARD, OH

4277 LYMAN DRIVE

Top corridor

OH 28 · IN 19 · NC 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1079966Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3664031 USDOT 3898871 USDOT 4103460 USDOT 3380790 USDOT 3964177 USDOT 2459353 USDOT 4131749 USDOT 3079976

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4277 LYMAN DRIVE, HILLIARD, OH, 43026
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 876-4008
Fax: (614) 527-0754
Email: mattdurst@arcticexpress.com
Web domain: arcticexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Richard E. Durst
USDOT / docket: 193073 · MC-155529
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 17, 2024 · 8,500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: 44528933

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,500,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ARCTIC EXPRESS INC.

ARCTIC EXPRESS INC (USDOT 193073) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier received 98 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 98 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 22 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 19, 2026.

It reports 71 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 17, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARCTIC EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ARCTIC EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 193073, and its motor carrier number is MC-155529.

Is ARCTIC EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 19, 2026, ARCTIC EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARCTIC EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ARCTIC EXPRESS INC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).

How big is ARCTIC EXPRESS INC's fleet?

ARCTIC EXPRESS INC operates 71 power units and 55 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ARCTIC EXPRESS INC based?

ARCTIC EXPRESS INC is based in HILLIARD, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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