Carrier profile · USDOT 3255191 · MC-1025217 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Express Lane Freight LLC

5 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 22 statesRUSSELLVILLE, AL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1025217 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 324-8339 Email dispatchcdlane78@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 average35.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.3% 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 7 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-mo35.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 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 peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · 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 5.5 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

61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 9

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

≈6.2 / 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: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈6.2 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.

395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Hawaii’19–’20

Progressive Specialty’23–’26

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2023 → May 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	2

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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): 20
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

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

RUSSELLVILLE, AL

2210 COTTON GIN RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 17 · MS 7 · AL 7

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: 12 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3945031 USDOT 4244206 USDOT 1593401 USDOT 4365118Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3945031 USDOT 4250184 USDOT 4266540 USDOT 3815076 USDOT 4365118 USDOT 4244206 USDOT 1593401 USDOT 3360633

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2210 COTTON GIN RD, RUSSELLVILLE, AL, 35653
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 324-8339
Email: cdlane78@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher Dale Lane
USDOT / docket: 3255191 · MC-1025217
First registered: Mar 7, 2019
Last MCS-150: Mar 10, 2025 · 100,000 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

100,000

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 EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC.

EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3255191) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 3255191, and its motor carrier number is MC-1025217.

Is EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC has a 35.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 97 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

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

Where is EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC based?

EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC is based in RUSSELLVILLE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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