Carrier profile · USDOT 2512943 · MC-871630 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

PBJ Express Inc

17 power unitsavg 10.8 yrMulti-region · 15 statesJOPLIN, MO74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-871630 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(855) 550-0588 Email dispatchpbjexpressinc@gmail.com

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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 average9.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

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

3 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

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 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 9.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 35.5 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Berkshire Hathaway’14–’16

Great West’16–’18

Canal’23–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jun 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

JOPLIN, MO

19360 SOUTH DOGWOOD RD

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MO

IL 7 · MO 5 · MN 4

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 (15 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1022232 USDOT 2591806 USDOT 971094 USDOT 3257475 USDOT 2358470 USDOT 4403605 USDOT 2565362 USDOT 4176647

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patrick brown — 29 carriers: USDOT 402836 USDOT 694913 USDOT 696129 USDOT 1180700 USDOT 1199551 USDOT 1278254 USDOT 1552067 USDOT 1730422

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: 19360 SOUTH DOGWOOD RD, JOPLIN, MO, 64801
Mailing address: PO BOX 1908, JOPLIN, MO, 64801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (855) 550-0588
Email: pbjexpressinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Patrick Brown
USDOT / docket: 2512943 · MC-871630
First registered: Jun 5, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2026 · 900,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

900,000

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 PBJ EXPRESS INC.

PBJ EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2512943) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 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 2, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PBJ EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PBJ EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2512943, and its motor carrier number is MC-871630.

Is PBJ EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, PBJ EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PBJ EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PBJ EXPRESS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PBJ EXPRESS INC's fleet?

PBJ EXPRESS INC operates 17 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PBJ EXPRESS INC based?

PBJ EXPRESS INC is based in JOPLIN, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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