Carrier profile · USDOT 3402694 · MC-1095542 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Direct Expedited Freight Inc

2 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 24 statesEDON, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1095542 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(315) 254-0302 Email dispatchtochient@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

83.3% · 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 38.7 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 6

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

≈10.0 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈10.0 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 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 ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Preferred’20–’24

Sentry Select’24–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2024	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

82.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

EDON, OH

3450 US HIGHWAY 20

Top corridor

TN ⇄ OH

TN 7 · AR 6 · TX 3

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3464509Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184 USDOT 580265 USDOT 3846292 USDOT 4028497 USDOT 303024 USDOT 3464509 USDOT 154712 USDOT 2496592

Shares a company officer with other carriers

surender bhatti — 4 carriers: USDOT 3464509 USDOT 4301331 USDOT 4444826

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: 3450 US HIGHWAY 20, EDON, OH, 43518
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (315) 254-0302
Email: tochient@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Surender Bhatti
USDOT / docket: 3402694 · MC-1095542
First registered: Mar 2, 2020
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 1,100,360 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 19, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,100,360

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 DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC.

DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3402694) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 19, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3402694, and its motor carrier number is MC-1095542.

Is DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC's safety record?

DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC's fleet?

DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC based?

DIRECT EXPEDITED FREIGHT INC is based in EDON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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