Carrier profile · USDOT 125119 · MC-118527 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sourdough Express Inc

113 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 2 statesFAIRBANKS, AK74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-118527 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

113Power units

97 observed · MCS-150

203Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(907) 243-2545 Email dispatchdnorum@sourdoughexpress.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.7%

▲ 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

Small fleet

113 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

296 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 144 vehicle and 294 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.2% · 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 7.7 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

284 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 23

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 113-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 113
Inspections · 24 mo: 296
Annualized: ≈148 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving182 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance86 · 23 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 18 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 26 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 15 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Alaska National’88–now

1988199820082018now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Oct 2018

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	May 1988 → Oct 2018	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 113
Observed power (24 mo): 97
Trailers (towed): 203

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

293

AK busiest

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

Home base

FAIRBANKS, AK

600 DRIVEWAY STREET

Top corridor

AK 293

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3001525 USDOT 3777830 USDOT 3207999 USDOT 194077 USDOT 692947 USDOT 3224674Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (58 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1099784 USDOT 3001525 USDOT 3777830 USDOT 410407 USDOT 3827177 USDOT 1737090 USDOT 421524 USDOT 194077

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sourdoughexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1099784 USDOT 1099795

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joshua norum — 2 carriers: USDOT 1099795

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

113

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 600 DRIVEWAY STREET, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99701
Mailing address: PO BOX 73398, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99707
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (907) 243-2545
Fax: (907) 243-3022
Email: dnorum@sourdoughexpress.com
Web domain: sourdoughexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Joshua Norum
USDOT / docket: 125119 · MC-118527
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 2,889,849 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 18, 2025
D-U-N-S: 9870783

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

113

Power units

137

Drivers

103

CDL drivers

2,889,849

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 SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC.

SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC (USDOT 125119) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Oct 11, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 296 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 144 vehicle-level and 294 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 113 power units and 137 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 18, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 125119, and its motor carrier number is MC-118527.

Is SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC has a 34.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 439 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC operates 113 power units and 137 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC based?

SOURDOUGH EXPRESS INC is based in FAIRBANKS, AK, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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