Carrier profile · USDOT 1714271 · MC-628778 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

F & J Express Inc

4 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 5 statesRIVERSIDE, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-628778 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(949) 228-9296 Email dispatchinfo@fnjexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% 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-mo29.4%

▲ 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-mo29.4%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2015–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 22.4 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈3.1 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.1 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 Driving25 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’07–’10

Northland’10–’12

National Continental’12–’14

National Liability’15–’19

United Financial’22–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	6
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	5
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Apr 2020 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2015 → May 2019	$750K	7
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Sep 2010	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

92.3%

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

RIVERSIDE, CA

3870 LA SIERRA AVE SUITE 397

Top corridor

CA 14 · NJ 7 · PA 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: 3 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3041952 USDOT 3627033 USDOT 4349957 USDOT 4536505 USDOT 3991506Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3627033 USDOT 3991506 USDOT 4009009 USDOT 4326917 USDOT 4536505 USDOT 3915378 USDOT 4216847 USDOT 4410928

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: 3870 LA SIERRA AVE SUITE 397, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92505
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (949) 228-9296
Email: info@fnjexpress.com
Web domain: fnjexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Huijuan Pan
USDOT / docket: 1714271 · MC-628778
First registered: Dec 4, 2007
Last MCS-150: Dec 8, 2025 · 200,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

200,000

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 F & J EXPRESS INC.

F & J EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1714271) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load 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 $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 5 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 4 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 8, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is F & J EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

F & J EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1714271, and its motor carrier number is MC-628778.

Is F & J EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is F & J EXPRESS INC's safety record?

F & J EXPRESS INC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).