Carrier profile · USDOT 2469063 · MC-853816 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BHF Express LLC

31 power unitsavg 8 yrMulti-region · 14 statesBOWLING GREEN, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-853816 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 599-0544 Email dispatchsafety@bhfexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 33.5 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 31-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 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)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’14–’16

Wesco’18–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

BOWLING GREEN, KY

459 STANDARD AVE

Top corridor

KY 13 · AR 11 · TN 11

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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1556061 USDOT 2576883 USDOT 2514939Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1366697 USDOT 2556899 USDOT 2557265 USDOT 1356623 USDOT 2582351 USDOT 3219285 USDOT 3726335 USDOT 900962

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bhfexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1944684

Shares a company officer with other carriers

faruk avdic — 2 carriers: USDOT 1944684

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: 459 STANDARD AVE, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 599-0544
Email: safety@bhfexpress.com
Web domain: bhfexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Faruk Avdic
USDOT / docket: 2469063 · MC-853816
First registered: Jan 21, 2014
Last MCS-150: Feb 16, 2026 · 2,968,510 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 10.00
D-U-N-S: 55831559

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,968,510

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 BHF EXPRESS LLC.

BHF EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2469063) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 14, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 16, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BHF EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BHF EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2469063, and its motor carrier number is MC-853816.

Is BHF EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BHF EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BHF EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BHF EXPRESS LLC has a 34.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BHF EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BHF EXPRESS LLC operates 31 power units and 34 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BHF EXPRESS LLC based?

BHF EXPRESS LLC is based in BOWLING GREEN, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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