Carrier profile · USDOT 1165720 · MC-468729 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Afs Cargo Express Inc

DBA K-APEX (AFS)

6 power unitsavg 16.8 yrLocal · 2 statesKEARNY, NJ50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-468729 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(650) 589-2575 Email dispatchus.kapex.afs@kerryapex.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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-mo66.7%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.8 yr

Model years 2000–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 3 vehicle and 3 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 28.6 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

3 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 6-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: None
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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’12–’15

State Nationalspecialty’17–’20

American Guarantee’22–’24

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC · since Aug 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	5
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jun 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	5
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2012	$750K	4
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Apr 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.8 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

33.3%

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

KEARNY, NJ

76 CENTRAL AVENUE

Top corridor

PA ⇄ NJ

PA 2 · NY 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-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 (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3370768 USDOT 3357741 USDOT 3416930

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kerryapex.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2884010 USDOT 3097500

Shares a company officer with other carriers

lena cheung — 3 carriers: USDOT 2884010 USDOT 3097500

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: 76 CENTRAL AVENUE, KEARNY, NJ, 07032
Mailing address: 1541 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME, CA, 94010
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (650) 589-2575
Fax: (650) 763-1574
Email: us.kapex.afs@kerryapex.com
Web domain: kerryapex.com

Registration

Officers: Lena Cheung · Vic Cheung
USDOT / docket: 1165720 · MC-468729
First registered: Sep 4, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 50,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 31, 2007
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

50,000

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 AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC.

AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1165720) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC effective Aug 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 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 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 31, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1165720, and its motor carrier number is MC-468729.

Is AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC's safety record?

AFS CARGO EXPRESS INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.