Carrier profile · USDOT 56402 · MC-142935 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Plastic Express

281 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 29 statesPASADENA, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142935 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

281Power units

134 observed · MCS-150

129Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 208-1234 Email dispatchkent.thompson@plasticexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 346 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

281 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

244 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 182 vehicle and 244 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

234 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 24

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

Registered power units: 281
Inspections · 24 mo: 244
Annualized: ≈122 / 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness6 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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 ’24 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Truck Exchange’82–’98

Commerce Industry’07–’20

National Union’20–now

1982199320042015now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Mar 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 2020 → Mar 2024	$750K	3
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Aug 2007 → Feb 2020	$750K	3
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2006	$750K	4
ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2002 → Aug 2002	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2002	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Apr 1982 → Jul 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 281
Observed power (24 mo): 134
Trailers (towed): 129

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

30.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

240

CA busiest

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

Home base

PASADENA, TX

3013 PASADENA FWY SUITE 100

Top corridor

CA ⇄ TX

CA 109 · TX 29 · NC 13

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 (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1231488 USDOT 2537523 USDOT 1250443 USDOT 2819897 USDOT 2762638 USDOT 2770218 USDOT 4064815

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@plasticexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4321504

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

281

Observed (24 mo)

134

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: 3013 PASADENA FWY SUITE 100, PASADENA, TX, 77503
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 208-1234
Email: kent.thompson@plasticexpress.com
Web domain: plasticexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Kent Thompson · Ray Hufnagel
USDOT / docket: 56402 · MC-142935
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 11,749,179 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 18, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

281

Power units

293

Drivers

293

CDL drivers

11,749,179

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 PLASTIC EXPRESS.

PLASTIC EXPRESS (USDOT 56402) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Mar 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 244 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 182 vehicle-level and 244 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 281 power units and 293 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 18, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLASTIC EXPRESS's USDOT number?

PLASTIC EXPRESS's USDOT number is 56402, and its motor carrier number is MC-142935.

Is PLASTIC EXPRESS authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, PLASTIC EXPRESS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PLASTIC EXPRESS's safety record?

PLASTIC EXPRESS has a 4.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 346 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).