Carrier profile · USDOT 804991 · MC-440782 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Watkins Express Freight Inc

65 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 22 statesHOPKINSVILLE, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-440782 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

51 observed · MCS-150

72Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 885-1925 Email dispatchamanda@watkinsexpressfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.2% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.2%

▲ 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

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 17.4 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

121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 9

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 65-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 16 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’02–’08

Great West’08–’11

National’11–’14

Sentry Select’16–’22

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2022

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2008 → Oct 2011	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2002 → Sep 2008	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 51
Trailers (towed): 72

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

58.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

TN busiest

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

Home base

HOPKINSVILLE, KY

420 DAVENPORT LN

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KY

TN 47 · AR 12 · KY 11

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2287627Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 167718 USDOT 1762874 USDOT 990896 USDOT 2287627 USDOT 70719 USDOT 3153133 USDOT 4412897 USDOT 616877

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: 420 DAVENPORT LN, HOPKINSVILLE, KY, 42240
Mailing address: 12246 M J BOYD RD, CROFTON, KY, 42217
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 885-1925
Fax: (270) 282-7242
Email: amanda@watkinsexpressfreight.com
Web domain: watkinsexpressfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Amanda Thieke · Amanda Thieke
USDOT / docket: 804991 · MC-440782
First registered: Apr 9, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2025 · 6,062,629 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,062,629

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 WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC.

WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 804991, and its motor carrier number is MC-440782.

Is WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's safety record?

WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC has a 36.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 224 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's fleet?

WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC operates 65 power units and 51 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC based?

WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC is based in HOPKINSVILLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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