Carrier profile · USDOT 380000 · MC-226616 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Berkeley Express Inc

3 power unitsavg 11.8 yrLocal · 2 statesHILLSIDE, NJ86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-226616 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 686-5900 Email dispatchbob.kramer@berkeleyexpress.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 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-mo60.0%

▲ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 20.8 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’94–’97

State Pennsylvania’99–’09

New York’12–’15

Occidental Fire’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. · since Nov 2024

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2015	$750K	5
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	Apr 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	4
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1999 → Apr 2009	$750K	8
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 1998 → Apr 1999	$750K	1
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Apr 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

HILLSIDE, NJ

704 RAMSEY AVE A

Top corridor

PA ⇄ NJ

PA 4 · NJ 4

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3438606 USDOT 4514202

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bob kramer — 2 carriers: USDOT 212194

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 704 RAMSEY AVE A, HILLSIDE, NJ, 07205
Mailing address: 28 SAGER PLACE, HILLSIDE, NJ, 07205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 686-5900
Fax: (908) 686-7071
Email: bob.kramer@berkeleyexpress.net
Web domain: berkeleyexpress.net

Registration

Officer: Bob Kramer
USDOT / docket: 380000 · MC-226616
First registered: Jan 29, 1990
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 283,704 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 20, 2006
D-U-N-S: 609442595

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

283,704

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 BERKELEY EXPRESS INC.

BERKELEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 380000) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load 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 OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. effective Nov 18, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 20, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BERKELEY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BERKELEY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 380000, and its motor carrier number is MC-226616.

Is BERKELEY EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BERKELEY EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BERKELEY EXPRESS INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).