Carrier profile · USDOT 507092 · MC-259674 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

PB Express Inc

99 power unitsavg 13.8 yrMulti-region · 13 statesCOLUMBUS, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-259674 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

99Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

49Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 449-1800 Email dispatchjyun@pbexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record7 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

99 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

83 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 83 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 11.4 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

76 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 99-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 99
Inspections · 24 mo: 83
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 10 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 15 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’01–’06

New York’14–’18

Wesco’20–’26

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2020	$750K	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2018	$750K	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jan 2009 → Feb 2011	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jan 2009	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → May 2007	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Apr 2006	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2006 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Oct 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 1996 → Nov 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 99
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 49

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

1893 REFUGEE RD

Top corridor

OH 23 · KS 15 · SC 13

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: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 54488 USDOT 4054602 USDOT 2520572 USDOT 1941898 USDOT 4048738Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 33 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 540864 USDOT 2520572 USDOT 292991 USDOT 1253115 USDOT 2111631 USDOT 2318092 USDOT 4054602 USDOT 256401

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james yun — 8 carriers: USDOT 1047648 USDOT 1993855 USDOT 2036086 USDOT 2457215 USDOT 2775289 USDOT 3428231 USDOT 3920963

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: 1893 REFUGEE RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
Mailing address: 3800 VALLEY RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44109
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (614) 449-1800
Fax: (440) 356-9286
Email: jyun@pbexpress.com
Web domain: pbexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Dae Kee Yun · James Yun
USDOT / docket: 507092 · MC-259674
First registered: Dec 14, 1992
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 4,245,658 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2018
D-U-N-S: 796572923

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

4,245,658

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 PB EXPRESS INC.

PB EXPRESS INC (USDOT 507092) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 83 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 83 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 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 99 power units and 99 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PB EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PB EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 507092, and its motor carrier number is MC-259674.

Is PB EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PB EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PB EXPRESS INC has a 26.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 135 roadside inspections, with 7 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 PB EXPRESS INC's fleet?

PB EXPRESS INC operates 99 power units and 99 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PB EXPRESS INC based?

PB EXPRESS INC is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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