Carrier profile · USDOT 3938729 · MC-1462128 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Pony Express Group Inc

DBA PONY EXPRESS GROUP

150 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 45 statesWHEELING, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1462128 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

150Power units

172 observed · MCS-150

165Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(844) 840-7669 Email dispatchcontact@ponyexpressgroup.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

150 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

422 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 189 vehicle and 422 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.1% · 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 3.8 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

406 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 30

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 150-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 150
Inspections · 24 mo: 422
Annualized: ≈211 / 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 Driving227 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance70 · 52 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance64 · 25 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance39 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance35 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 12 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance30 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 11 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Accredited Specialty’23–’24

Accredited Specialty’24–’24

State Nationalspecialty’24–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2024 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Aug 2024	$1M	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2022	$1M	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Mar 2024	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2022	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 150
Observed power (24 mo): 172
Trailers (towed): 165

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 45 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

422

CA busiest

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

Home base

WHEELING, IL

225 LARKIN DR UNIT 4

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 35 · GA 25 · TN 25

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: 26 trucks also ran under 24 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2486192 USDOT 4216250 USDOT 2052205 USDOT 2369577 USDOT 3979103 USDOT 4543788 USDOT 3518735 USDOT 2555177Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 149 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1813750 USDOT 3082692 USDOT 3440302 USDOT 3898511 USDOT 4227510 USDOT 1861195 USDOT 2628328 USDOT 3252655

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

150

Observed (24 mo)

172

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 225 LARKIN DR UNIT 4, WHEELING, IL, 60090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (844) 840-7669
Fax: (844) 840-7669
Email: contact@ponyexpressgroup.com
Web domain: ponyexpressgroup.com

Registration

Officer: Ioan Ursu
USDOT / docket: 3938729 · MC-1462128
First registered: Aug 20, 2022
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2026 · 38,244,067 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 116901225

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

150

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

38,244,067

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 PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC.

PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC (USDOT 3938729) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA effective Sep 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 422 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 189 vehicle-level and 422 driver-level — across 45 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 17 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 150 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC's USDOT number?

PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC's USDOT number is 3938729, and its motor carrier number is MC-1462128.

Is PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC's safety record?

PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 561 roadside inspections, with 17 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 PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC's fleet?

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

Where is PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC based?

PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC is based in WHEELING, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 45 states.

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