Carrier profile · USDOT 4358680 · MC-1705255 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Spirit Express Transport

DBA SPIRIT EXPRESS

30 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 4 statesCHATTANOOGA, TN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1705255 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 648-8317 Email dispatchscottsandlin542@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 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 50 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.3%

▼ 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

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

50 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 50 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.3% · 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 7.9 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7

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

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 50
Annualized: ≈25 / 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
172.600 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

At Lloyds’25–’26

Endurance American’25–’26

Crum Forster’25–now

20252026now

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

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2025	$5M	3
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2025 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Apr 2025	$5M	2
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2025 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Apr 2025	$5M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 16
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

10.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

55.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

CHATTANOOGA, TN

2024 E POLYMER DR

Top corridor

GA ⇄ TN

GA 26 · TN 15 · 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: 3 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 3415011 USDOT 3900110 USDOT 3524514 USDOT 2254143Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 339774 USDOT 3409485 USDOT 3415011 USDOT 3900110 USDOT 3524514 USDOT 2254143

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2024 E POLYMER DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37421
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (423) 648-8317
Email: scottsandlin542@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Greg Kelley · John Scott Sandlin
USDOT / docket: 4358680 · MC-1705255
First registered: Feb 7, 2025
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2025 · 1,467,202 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

1,467,202

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 SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT.

SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT (USDOT 4358680) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 $3,000,000 limit in force from CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 50 driver-level — across 4 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 30 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT's USDOT number?

SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT's USDOT number is 4358680, and its motor carrier number is MC-1705255.

Is SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT's safety record?

SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT has a 2.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 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 SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT's fleet?

SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT operates 30 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT based?

SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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