Carrier profile · USDOT 735509 · MC-336750 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Capitol Express Freight Inc

13 power unitsavg 11.2 yrLocal · 2 statesCOLUMBUS, OH100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-336750 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 279-2819 Email dispatchtraci@capitolexpress.biz

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 39 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2005–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 23.6 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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$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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Federal’00–’04

Federal’08–’17

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2025	$750K	3
BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2004 → May 2006	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → Aug 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

3815 TWIN CREEKS DR

Top corridor

KY ⇄ OH

KY 23 · OH 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3903394 USDOT 4142465 USDOT 4201735 USDOT 4349204

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: 3815 TWIN CREEKS DR, COLUMBUS, OH, 43204
Mailing address: P O BOX 462, HILLIARD, OH, 43026
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 279-2819
Fax: (614) 279-5616
Email: traci@capitolexpress.biz
Web domain: capitolexpress.biz

Registration

Officer: Kennon Wissinger
USDOT / docket: 735509 · MC-336750
First registered: Mar 17, 1998
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2025 · 380,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 22, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

380,000

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 CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC.

CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 735509) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 22, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 735509, and its motor carrier number is MC-336750.

Is CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's safety record?

CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).