Carrier profile · USDOT 3247569 · MC-1021343 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Glider Express Inc

46 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 36 statesARLINGTON, TX87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1021343 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(682) 240-9754 Email dispatchdispatch@gliderxpress.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.1% vs the 22.26% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

130 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 86 vehicle and 130 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.8% · 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 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

128 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 11

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 46-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 130
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving8 · 7 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 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: 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’19–’21

United Wisconsin’21–’22

Trisura Specialty’22–’23

Accredited Specialty’23–’24

Sutton Specialty’24–’25

Southlake Specialty’25–’26

2019202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	3
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2019 → Mar 2021	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

76.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

130

TX busiest

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

Home base

ARLINGTON, TX

2305 BLANCO CT

Top corridor

TX 20 · CA 15 · NM 9

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: 13 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2971277 USDOT 4262674 USDOT 3118782 USDOT 4243785 USDOT 3372775 USDOT 2941788 USDOT 2839654Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 44 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3472462 USDOT 3724253 USDOT 3734253 USDOT 4181885 USDOT 4322874 USDOT 1829197 USDOT 3626812 USDOT 4262674

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: 2305 BLANCO CT, ARLINGTON, TX, 76001
Mailing address: 2501 PARKVIEW DR STE 221, FORT WORTH, TX, 76102
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (682) 240-9754
Fax: (817) 398-3443
Email: dispatch@gliderxpress.com
Web domain: gliderxpress.com

Registration

Officer: Mohammad Nazeef Malikzada
USDOT / docket: 3247569 · MC-1021343
First registered: Feb 19, 2019
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 3,845,359 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

3,845,359

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 GLIDER EXPRESS INC.

GLIDER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3247569) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 130 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 86 vehicle-level and 130 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 46 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is GLIDER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

GLIDER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3247569, and its motor carrier number is MC-1021343.

Is GLIDER EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is GLIDER EXPRESS INC's safety record?

GLIDER EXPRESS INC has a 29.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 197 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GLIDER EXPRESS INC's fleet?

GLIDER EXPRESS INC operates 46 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GLIDER EXPRESS INC based?

GLIDER EXPRESS INC is based in ARLINGTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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