Carrier profile · USDOT 1197480 · MC-414149 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vip Courier Express LLC

77 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 4 statesCHARLOTTE, NC68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414149 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

77Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 357-3550 Email dispatchtamela.colson@vipcourierexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

77 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.5 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 10

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 77-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 77
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 11 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 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: 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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’05–’10

Wilshire’13–’16

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	3
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	6
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2016	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2013	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2010	$750K	8
GRAIN DEALER MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2002 → Sep 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 77
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

54.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

717 ATANDO AVE SUITE E

Top corridor

NC 39 · SC 15 · GA 2

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 387817Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2210521 USDOT 2841985 USDOT 2999415 USDOT 3551272 USDOT 4029519 USDOT 3720536 USDOT 3803538 USDOT 3852701

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tamela colson — 3 carriers: USDOT 3840211 USDOT 4263765

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: 717 ATANDO AVE SUITE E, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28206
Mailing address: PO BOX 19608, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28219
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 357-3550
Fax: (704) 357-3553
Email: tamela.colson@vipcourierexpress.com
Web domain: vipcourierexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Tamela Colson
USDOT / docket: 1197480 · MC-414149
First registered: Jan 2, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2025 · 4,081,063 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 38213760

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

101

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,081,063

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 VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC.

VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1197480) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 77 power units and 101 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1197480, and its motor carrier number is MC-414149.

Is VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 140 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC operates 77 power units and 101 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC based?

VIP COURIER EXPRESS LLC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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