Carrier profile · USDOT 43217 · MC-5296 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Lacy's Express Inc

29 power unitsavg 14.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesPEDRICKTOWN, NJ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-5296 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(856) 299-2569 Email dispatchbferrelljr@lacysexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 80 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

Asset-based

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 42 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 3.3 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

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 29-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Commerce Industry’92–’03

Nautilus’10–’19

Great Divide’10–’16

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$5M	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$5M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$5M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2023	$5M	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$5M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$5M	3
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$5M	2
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2019	$5M	6
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2016	$5M	1
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2019	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Dec 2010	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2003	$5M	5
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jul 1992 → Nov 2003	$5M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

PEDRICKTOWN, NJ

26 EAST MILL STREET

Top corridor

MD ⇄ NJ

MD 19 · NJ 11 · KY 3

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.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3142354 USDOT 4219291

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lacysexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2896181 USDOT 4219291

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 26 EAST MILL STREET, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ, 08067-3537
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 130, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ, 08067-0130
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (856) 299-2569
Email: bferrelljr@lacysexpress.com
Web domain: lacysexpress.com

Registration

Officer: William H. Ferrell Jr.
USDOT / docket: 43217 · MC-5296
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 647,572 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 22, 2003
D-U-N-S: 46555033

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

647,572

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 LACY'S EXPRESS INC.

LACY'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 43217) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 22, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LACY'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

LACY'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 43217, and its motor carrier number is MC-5296.

Is LACY'S EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, LACY'S EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LACY'S EXPRESS INC's safety record?

LACY'S EXPRESS INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).