Carrier profile · USDOT 952587 · MC-408074 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Bolt Express LLC

48 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 16 statesTOLEDO, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-408074 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(866) 873-2658 Email dispatchsafety@bolt-express.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 average38.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2015–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.1%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 — 21 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 8.8 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 48-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’01–’13

Arch’16–now

2001200820152022now

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

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

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2026	$1M	12
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Sep 2015	$1M	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$1M	1
AIX SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Apr 2013	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2001 → Jan 2013	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 48
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

TOLEDO, OH

7255 CROSSLEIGH CT

Top corridor

IL ⇄ OH

IL 8 · IN 6 · TX 6

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 4232130Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 27 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 460019 USDOT 1112473 USDOT 3694091 USDOT 3685941 USDOT 4358649 USDOT 3057221 USDOT 3014569 USDOT 2913579

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bolt-express.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1660504 USDOT 1790678 USDOT 2145442

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7255 CROSSLEIGH CT, TOLEDO, OH, 43617
Mailing address: PO BOX 759, TOLEDO, OH, 43697
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (866) 873-2658
Email: safety@bolt-express.com
Web domain: bolt-express.com

Registration

Officers: Guy Sanderson · Chuck King
USDOT / docket: 952587 · MC-408074
First registered: May 8, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 12,382,934 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 20, 2010
D-U-N-S: 66037727

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

218

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,382,934

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 BOLT EXPRESS LLC.

BOLT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 952587) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 218 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 20, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOLT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BOLT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 952587, and its motor carrier number is MC-408074.

Is BOLT EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is BOLT EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BOLT EXPRESS LLC has a 38.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BOLT EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BOLT EXPRESS LLC operates 48 power units and 218 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BOLT EXPRESS LLC based?

BOLT EXPRESS LLC is based in TOLEDO, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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