Carrier profile · USDOT 809244 · MC-359850 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Platinum Express Inc

50 power unitsavg 9.5 yrNational · 36 statesDAYTON, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-359850 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

75 observed · MCS-150

137Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 235-9540 Email dispatchSAFETY@PLATINUMEXPRESSINC.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

239 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 99 vehicle and 238 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

52.6% · 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 6.0 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

231 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 18

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

≈2.4 / 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: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 239
Annualized: ≈120 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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 Driving83 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance30 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 26 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 11 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance17 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Harco National’05–’12

National’12–’17

National Interstate’19–’23

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2017	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2012	$750K	7
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2002 → May 2004	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → May 2002	$750K	2
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → May 2000	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 75
Trailers (towed): 137

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

69.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

239

KY busiest

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

Home base

DAYTON, OH

2549 STANLEY AVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ OH

KY 36 · SD 20 · OH 19

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 128493 USDOT 3706143 USDOT 3373359Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 46 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1341562 USDOT 1467161 USDOT 3373359 USDOT 854602 USDOT 3793081 USDOT 857269 USDOT 2255499 USDOT 2471554

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: 2549 STANLEY AVE, DAYTON, OH, 45404
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 235-9540
Fax: (937) 235-9589
Email: safety@platinumexpressinc.com
Web domain: platinumexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Myna J Burba · Steven Hughes
USDOT / docket: 809244 · MC-359850
First registered: May 5, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 6,351,519 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 6, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,351,519

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 PLATINUM EXPRESS INC.

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 809244) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 239 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 99 vehicle-level and 238 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 6, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 809244, and its motor carrier number is MC-359850.

Is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 360 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's fleet?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC operates 50 power units and 51 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC based?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC is based in DAYTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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