Carrier profile · USDOT 2818741 · MC-939760 · Updated Jun 14, 2026

Badlands Express LLC

1 power unitavg 14.8 yrRegional · 6 statesCARNEGIE, OK100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-939760 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(405) 850-4528 Email dispatchbadlandsexpress@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 14, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Northern’15–’16

National Liability’16–’18

Progressive Northern’18–’22

Great West’22–’26

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Apr 2022	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ND busiest

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

Home base

CARNEGIE, OK

4093 COUNTY ROAD 1300

Top corridor

ND ⇄ OK

ND 1 · NM 1 · MO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4093 COUNTY ROAD 1300, CARNEGIE, OK, 73015-2285
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (405) 850-4528
Email: badlandsexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Shannon B Wolfe
USDOT / docket: 2818741 · MC-939760
First registered: Oct 20, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 2, 2026 · 142,850 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 76334919

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

142,850

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 BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC.

BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2818741) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 19, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 14, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 14, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2818741, and its motor carrier number is MC-939760.

Is BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 14, 2026, BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC based?

BADLANDS EXPRESS LLC is based in CARNEGIE, OK, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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