Carrier profile · USDOT 285442 · MC-194598 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

B & T Express Inc

296 power unitsavg 8.9 yrNational · 29 statesNORTH LIMA, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194598 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

296Power units

253 observed · MCS-150

254Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 549-0000 Email dispatchjlong@btxpinc.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

26 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

26 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

296 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

524 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 277 vehicle and 524 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.6% · 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 6.2 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

500 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 30

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 296-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 296
Inspections · 24 mo: 524
Annualized: ≈262 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving194 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance123 · 30 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance77 · 69 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance72 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance44 · 29 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 19 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance36 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance29 · 6 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’09 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Rli’03–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2009

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	3
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	5
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 1999 → Mar 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 296
Observed power (24 mo): 253
Trailers (towed): 254

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

524

MS busiest

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

Home base

NORTH LIMA, OH

400 MILEY RD

Top corridor

MS ⇄ OH

MS 101 · TN 88 · OH 80

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: 12 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1415092 USDOT 2859339 USDOT 4063081 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 750601 USDOT 113529 USDOT 120489 USDOT 2923693Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (89 trucks · 75 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 388467 USDOT 854998 USDOT 2403932 USDOT 4063081 USDOT 753551 USDOT 1788573 USDOT 4203309 USDOT 1415092

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

296

Observed (24 mo)

253

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: 400 MILEY RD, NORTH LIMA, OH, 44452
Mailing address: PO BOX 468, NORTH LIMA, OH, 44452
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 549-0000
Fax: (330) 549-0201
Email: jlong@btxpinc.com
Web domain: btxpinc.com

Registration

Officer: Breen O Malley
USDOT / docket: 285442 · MC-194598
First registered: Jan 13, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 8, 2026 · 17,400,936 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 12, 2022
D-U-N-S: 180533028

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

296

Power units

264

Drivers

264

CDL drivers

17,400,936

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 B & T EXPRESS INC.

B & T EXPRESS INC (USDOT 285442) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 10, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 524 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 277 vehicle-level and 524 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 296 power units and 264 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 12, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is B & T EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

B & T EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 285442, and its motor carrier number is MC-194598.

Is B & T EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, B & T EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is B & T EXPRESS INC's safety record?

B & T EXPRESS INC has a 31.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 824 roadside inspections, with 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is B & T EXPRESS INC's fleet?

B & T EXPRESS INC operates 296 power units and 264 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is B & T EXPRESS INC based?

B & T EXPRESS INC is based in NORTH LIMA, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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