Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
17 yr
Model years 2006–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.
6 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
FRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3405549) has a Vektor safety score of 53/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
FRO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3405549, and its motor carrier number is MC-1096953.
As of Aug 20, 2026, FRO EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
FRO EXPRESS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 53/100 (tier: high_risk).
FRO EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
FRO EXPRESS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Apr 2025 → Apr 2026 | $300K | 1 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → Apr 2025 | $300K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Apr 2023 → Apr 2024 | $300K | 3 |
| AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Oct 2022 | $300K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Apr 2021 → Apr 2022 | $300K | 1 |
| AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2020 → Apr 2021 | $300K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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