Carrier profile · USDOT 1248482 · MC-489832 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Shipping Experts Inc

56 power unitsavg 6.6 yrMulti-region · 10 statesSACRAMENTO, CA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-489832 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

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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 above average24.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 7.4 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 56-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / 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 Driving33 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’22 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Clarendon National’04–’06

Northland’09–’12

Wesco’12–’14

Aegis Security’14–’16

United States’20–’22

Hartford Fire’22–now

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2019 → Dec 2019	$1M	1
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2017 → Jan 2018	$1M	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2016	$1M	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2014	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Aug 2012	$1M	5
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Feb 2007	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2006	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

57.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SACRAMENTO, CA

7551 14TH AVE

Top corridor

CA 21 · TX 5 · NM 5

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4489350 USDOT 4512995 USDOT 4514820 USDOT 2395693 USDOT 3072536 USDOT 1259891

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@autoshippingexperts.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2773132 USDOT 4117379

Shares a company officer with other carriers

vince — 3 carriers: USDOT 891615 USDOT 2171963

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: 7551 14TH AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95820
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (916) 760-7202
Fax: (916) 760-8459
Email: vince@autoshippingexperts.com
Web domain: autoshippingexperts.com

Registration

Officer: Vince
USDOT / docket: 1248482 · MC-489832
First registered: May 17, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 7,100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 56391157

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,100,000

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 SHIPPING EXPERTS INC.

SHIPPING EXPERTS INC (USDOT 1248482) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 22, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SHIPPING EXPERTS INC's USDOT number?

SHIPPING EXPERTS INC's USDOT number is 1248482, and its motor carrier number is MC-489832.

Is SHIPPING EXPERTS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SHIPPING EXPERTS INC's safety record?

SHIPPING EXPERTS INC has a 24.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is SHIPPING EXPERTS INC's fleet?

SHIPPING EXPERTS INC operates 56 power units and 61 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SHIPPING EXPERTS INC based?

SHIPPING EXPERTS INC is based in SACRAMENTO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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