Carrier profile · USDOT 4164180 · MC-162681 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Maxline Express LLC

22 power unitsavg 7.7 yrRegional · 7 statesMARION, OH100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162681 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(740) 751-4378 Email dispatchcompliance@maxlineexpress.net

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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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 43 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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-mo11.1%

▼ 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

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 7.8 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 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: Active

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 ’24 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’95–’98

Rli’98–’01

State Automobile’06–’16

National Interstate’17–’20

Sentry Select’20–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2020	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	2
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2016	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2004	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1998 → Jun 2001	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 1995 → May 1998	$750K	2
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

65.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

MARION, OH

1230 HARDING HWY WEST

Top corridor

OH 24 · MI 5 · PA 2

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 81361Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 247591 USDOT 2560575 USDOT 81361 USDOT 54283 USDOT 749383 USDOT 348083 USDOT 1232610

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@maxlineexpress.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 4164202

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: 1230 HARDING HWY WEST, MARION, OH, 43301
Mailing address: PO BOX 852, MARION, OH, 43301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 751-4378
Email: compliance@maxlineexpress.net
Web domain: maxlineexpress.net

Registration

Officers: D Scott Needels · Rachele Needels
USDOT / docket: 4164180 · MC-162681
First registered: Dec 4, 2023
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 1,266,290 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,266,290

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 MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC.

MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4164180) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 2, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 4164180, and its motor carrier number is MC-162681.

Is MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC operates 22 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC based?

MAXLINE EXPRESS LLC is based in MARION, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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