Carrier profile · USDOT 368392 · MC-222452 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Supreme Express Inc

9 power unitsavg 18 yrLocal · 2 statesDEARBORN, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222452 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 584-6050 Email dispatchjohn@supremeexpress.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 average33.3% 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 14.2 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: Inactive

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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Calvert’95–’99

Carolina’02–’07

Great West’07–’15

Acuity A’15–’19

Great West’19–’22

Northland’22–’25

1994200220102018now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2019 → Apr 2022	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2007 → Mar 2015	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Jun 2007	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2007	$750K	6
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Mar 2002	$750K	3
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Dec 1999	$750K	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Jan 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

MI busiest

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

Home base

DEARBORN, MI

14201 PROSPECT

Top corridor

MI 9 · OH 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2999849

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 14201 PROSPECT, DEARBORN, MI, 48126
Mailing address: PO BOX 626, DEARBORN, MI, 48121
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 584-6050
Email: john@supremeexpress.com
Web domain: supremeexpress.com

Registration

Officer: John C Little
USDOT / docket: 368392 · MC-222452
First registered: Oct 2, 1989
Last MCS-150: Apr 11, 2026 · 305,624 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

305,624

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 SUPREME EXPRESS INC.

SUPREME EXPRESS INC (USDOT 368392) 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 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 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 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 11, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SUPREME EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SUPREME EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 368392, and its motor carrier number is MC-222452.

Is SUPREME EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SUPREME EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SUPREME EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 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 SUPREME EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SUPREME EXPRESS INC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUPREME EXPRESS INC based?

SUPREME EXPRESS INC is based in DEARBORN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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