Carrier profile · USDOT 858407 · MC-378212 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Express Transport Inc

3 power unitsavg 18.3 yrRegional · 4 statesSAN DIEGO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-378212 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 710-2412 Email dispatchkalexaexpress@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.9%

▲ 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-mo43.9%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.3% · 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 35.1 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈8.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’15–’18

Trisura Specialty’18–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2024	$750K	17
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Nov 2018	$750K	14
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Sep 2012	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

78.8%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

2445 OTAY CENTER DR STE 110A

Top corridor

CA 44 · AZ 7 · UT 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 835330 USDOT 380698

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: 2445 OTAY CENTER DR STE 110A, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154-7642
Mailing address: PO BOX 213117, CHULA VISTA, CA, 91921
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 710-2412
Fax: (619) 710-2451
Email: kalexaexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: John Richard Jimenez · John Richard Jimenez
USDOT / docket: 858407 · MC-378212
First registered: Feb 28, 2000
Last MCS-150: Nov 5, 2024 · 190,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

190,000

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 TRANSPORT INC.

EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 858407) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Aug 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 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 Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 5, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 858407, and its motor carrier number is MC-378212.

Is EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC has a 43.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).