Carrier profile · USDOT 2587370 · MC-914579 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Platinum Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 4.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesYUBA CITY, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-914579 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

89Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(530) 923-7927 Email dispatchdispatch@platinumexpress.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

453 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 332 vehicle and 453 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.7% · 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 10.3 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

435 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 41

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈7.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 453
Annualized: ≈227 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.5 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 Driving203 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance144 · 113 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance106 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance61 · 31 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance60 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance59 · 44 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance51 · 8 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance51 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance34 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance25 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United Specialty’17–’19

Ace Property’19–’21

Carolina’21–’23

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Dec 2025 → May 2026	$750K	3
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	May 2025 → May 2025	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2021 → Aug 2023	$750K	6
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	3
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 89

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

94.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

453

CA busiest

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

Home base

YUBA CITY, CA

1512 STARR DRIVE STE C

Top corridor

CA 318 · WA 32 · OR 30

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 (100 trucks · 73 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2543202 USDOT 3307705 USDOT 3945632 USDOT 3957839 USDOT 4089200 USDOT 2927626 USDOT 3577306 USDOT 3606390

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1512 STARR DRIVE STE C, YUBA CITY, CA, 95993
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (530) 923-7927
Fax: (530) 660-7010
Email: dispatch@platinumexpress.com
Web domain: platinumexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Amitpal Dugga
USDOT / docket: 2587370 · MC-914579
First registered: Mar 9, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 3,542,545 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,542,545

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 PLATINUM EXPRESS INC.

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2587370) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 453 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 332 vehicle-level and 453 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2587370, and its motor carrier number is MC-914579.

Is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, PLATINUM EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC has a 33.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 908 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC's fleet?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PLATINUM EXPRESS INC based?

PLATINUM EXPRESS INC is based in YUBA CITY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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