Carrier profile · USDOT 537242 · MC-267821 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Palm Express Inc

59 power unitsSUNRISE, FL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-267821 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

59Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(954) 845-9371 Email dispatchpalmexphr@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

59 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving1 · 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

St Paul’93–’01

Zurich American’02–’06

State National’07–’11

New York’16–’20

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$1M	4
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2016 → Nov 2020	$1M	5
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2016	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2011	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2007 → Sep 2011	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Sep 2006	$1M	4
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2002	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1993 → Sep 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 59
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SUNRISE, FL

14291 NW 4 STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

martin thomas ellis — 2 carriers: USDOT 3141242

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14291 NW 4 STREET, SUNRISE, FL, 33325
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (954) 845-9371
Fax: (954) 845-9384
Email: palmexphr@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Martin Thomas Ellis
USDOT / docket: 537242 · MC-267821
First registered: Sep 20, 1993
Last MCS-150: Mar 22, 2024 · 5,100,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 807798996

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,100,000

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 PALM EXPRESS INC.

PALM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 537242) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 59 power units and 74 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 22, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PALM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PALM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 537242, and its motor carrier number is MC-267821.

Is PALM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PALM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PALM EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.