Carrier profile · USDOT 4251506 · MC-1649815 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Express King Transportation Services LLC

1 power unitavg 6.2 yrMulti-region · 12 statesFAIRGROVE, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1649815 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 606-7190 Email dispatchhectorvaldes932@yahoo.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 average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average58.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 58.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 37.5 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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

≈8.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.5 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
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 6 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Accredited Specialty’24–’25

Accredited Specialty’26–now

202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$1M	2
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

47.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

FAIRGROVE, MI

9094 BAY CITY FORESTVILLE RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ MI

TN 3 · FL 2 · MS 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: 7 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4518172 USDOT 6345769 USDOT 4533208 USDOT 4274512 USDOT 4187902Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4282293 USDOT 4533208 USDOT 4518172 USDOT 4441998 USDOT 4274512 USDOT 4187902 USDOT 4181610

Shares a company officer with other carriers

hector valdes — 2 carriers: USDOT 3583441

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: 9094 BAY CITY FORESTVILLE RD, FAIRGROVE, MI, 48733
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (813) 606-7190
Email: hectorvaldes932@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Hector Valdes
USDOT / docket: 4251506 · MC-1649815
First registered: Jun 7, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2026 · 100,000 mi (2026)
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 KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4251506) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 4251506, and its motor carrier number is MC-1649815.

Is EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's fleet?

EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC based?

EXPRESS KING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in FAIRGROVE, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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