Carrier profile · USDOT 2018350 · MC-710368 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

MN Express Inc

98 power unitsavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesLIVONIA, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-710368 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

83 observed · MCS-150

123Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 291-5500 Email dispatchsafety@mnexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2013–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

227 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 115 vehicle and 227 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.3% · 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 3.3 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

211 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 19

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 227
Annualized: ≈114 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving84 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 37 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance37 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cherokee’13–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Apr 2026	$750K	10
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2011 → May 2011	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → May 2011	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 83
Trailers (towed): 123

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

66.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

226

MI busiest

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

Home base

LIVONIA, MI

13520 MERRIMAN RD

Top corridor

MI 48 · KY 38 · TX 33

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 (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3643228 USDOT 1337564 USDOT 2365671 USDOT 3793627 USDOT 3557121 USDOT 3639531 USDOT 3065898 USDOT 2440672

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mnexpressinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2337422

Shares a company officer with other carriers

vanessa green — 4 carriers: USDOT 1470033 USDOT 3258104 USDOT 3498380

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: 13520 MERRIMAN RD, LIVONIA, MI, 48150
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (313) 291-5500
Fax: (313) 291-5502
Email: safety@mnexpressinc.com
Web domain: mnexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Vanessa Green · Vanessa Green
USDOT / docket: 2018350 · MC-710368
First registered: Apr 8, 2010
Last MCS-150: Aug 24, 2026 · 11,270,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 33190722

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,270,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Aug 27, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 27, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 23, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 23, 2026BOC-3 process agent change
Aug 23, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MN EXPRESS INC.

MN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2018350) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 227 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 227 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 98 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

MN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2018350, and its motor carrier number is MC-710368.

Is MN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, MN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

MN EXPRESS INC has a 32.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 348 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MN EXPRESS INC's fleet?

MN EXPRESS INC operates 98 power units and 98 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MN EXPRESS INC based?

MN EXPRESS INC is based in LIVONIA, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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