Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
CARGO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 698743) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 4, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.
CARGO EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 698743, and its motor carrier number is MC-267627.
As of Jul 13, 2026, CARGO EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CARGO EXPRESS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
CARGO EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CARGO EXPRESS INC is based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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1 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2025 → Aug 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2005 → Apr 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Apr 2002 → Apr 2005 | $750K | 3 |
| INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Apr 2001 → May 2002 | $750K | 2 |
| SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1999 → Apr 1999 | $750K | 1 |
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Apr 1999 → Apr 2001 | $750K | 1 |
| OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1998 → Apr 1999 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Jul 1997 → Apr 1998 | $750K | 2 |
| ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Sep 1996 → Sep 1995 | $750K | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Sep 1995 → Sep 1995 | $750K | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1995 → Jul 1997 | $750K | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Sep 1995 → Sep 1996 | $750K | 1 |
| CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA | Aug 1994 → Oct 1995 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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