Carrier profile · USDOT 1647043 · MC-606467 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HJ Express LLC

5 power unitsavg 9.8 yrRegional · 5 statesYUMA, AZ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-606467 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(928) 817-2647 Email dispatchHJEXPRESSLLC@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 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 average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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-mo28.6%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 32 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 39.7 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.2 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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$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 ’19 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

YUMA, AZ

1167 E COUNTY 14TH ST

Top corridor

CA ⇄ AZ

CA 14 · AZ 10 · NM 4

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: 2 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 3504611 USDOT 4450839 USDOT 1147845Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1147845 USDOT 4020867 USDOT 3176422 USDOT 3518332 USDOT 3640240 USDOT 3576831 USDOT 3504611

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: 1167 E COUNTY 14TH ST, YUMA, AZ, 85365
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (928) 817-2647
Cell: (928) 941-5366
Email: hjexpressllc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Humberto Zepeda
USDOT / docket: 1647043 · MC-606467
First registered: May 21, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 3, 2026 · 321,219 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 10, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

321,219

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 HJ EXPRESS LLC.

HJ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1647043) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Mar 5, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 32 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 10, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HJ EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

HJ EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1647043, and its motor carrier number is MC-606467.

Is HJ EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HJ EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HJ EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

HJ EXPRESS LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HJ EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

HJ EXPRESS LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HJ EXPRESS LLC based?

HJ EXPRESS LLC is based in YUMA, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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