Carrier profile · USDOT 162408 · MC-149582 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Eastern Express Inc

351 power unitsavg 12 yrNational · 36 statesGRIFFITH, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-149582 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

351Power units

255 observed · MCS-150

261Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 838-0000 Email dispatchchrisd@easternexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 19, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record11 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

351 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

475 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 241 vehicle and 475 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.7% · 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 8.8 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

457 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 27

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 351-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 351
Inspections · 24 mo: 475
Annualized: ≈238 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving175 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance84 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance56 · 38 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance50 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance49 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance43 · 26 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance25 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Fire Connecticut’97–’00

Canal’00–’04

New Hampshire’04–’09

Zurich American’09–’16

Old Republic’16–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2023	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Sep 2016	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2004 → Jul 2009	$1M	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2000 → Feb 2004	$1M	8
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jan 1997 → Feb 2000	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Jan 1997	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 351
Observed power (24 mo): 255
Trailers (towed): 261

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.9%

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

475

OH busiest

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

Home base

GRIFFITH, IN

312 W 35TH AVE

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IN

OH 57 · MO 57 · TN 43

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: 21 trucks also ran under 17 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3482610 USDOT 3760867 USDOT 2017701 USDOT 1073320 USDOT 668877 USDOT 120670 USDOT 3345061 USDOT 148192Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 94 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2092841 USDOT 2369131 USDOT 2784879 USDOT 3187195 USDOT 92693 USDOT 2790411 USDOT 4028501 USDOT 2110157

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

351

Observed (24 mo)

255

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 312 W 35TH AVE, GRIFFITH, IN, 46319-1004
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 838-0000
Cell: (216) 244-2115
Fax: (219) 972-7555
Email: chrisd@easternexpressinc.com
Web domain: easternexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Doland · David Ferrante
USDOT / docket: 162408 · MC-149582
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 23,478,715 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 27, 2006
D-U-N-S: 88744750

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

351

Power units

351

Drivers

351

CDL drivers

23,478,715

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 EASTERN EXPRESS INC.

EASTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 162408) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier received 475 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 241 vehicle-level and 475 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier has 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 11 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 19, 2026.

It reports 351 power units and 351 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 27, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EASTERN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

EASTERN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 162408, and its motor carrier number is MC-149582.

Is EASTERN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 19, 2026, EASTERN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EASTERN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

EASTERN EXPRESS INC has a 31.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 753 roadside inspections, with 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is EASTERN EXPRESS INC's fleet?

EASTERN EXPRESS INC operates 351 power units and 351 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EASTERN EXPRESS INC based?

EASTERN EXPRESS INC is based in GRIFFITH, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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