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Carrier profile · USDOT 163945 · MC-145596 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

A & M EXPRESS INC

324 power unitsKINGSPORT, TN

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-145596 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

324Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(615) 365-1027

Carrier verification summary for A & M EXPRESS INC

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) reports 324 power units and 270 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

A & M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 163945) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 324 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

324 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Vanliner’92–’96

State Pennsylvania’98–’01

National Union’98–’18

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Jan 1998	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 1998 → May 1998	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 1998 → Jan 1996	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 1998 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 1998 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1996 → Feb 1998	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 1996 → Jan 1998	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1996 → Dec 1996	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1992 → Jan 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 324
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

KINGSPORT, TN

840 EASTERN STAR ROAD EXT

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 840 EASTERN STAR ROAD EXT, KINGSPORT, TN, 37663-3296
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 365-1027
Fax: (423) 349-7556
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 163945 · MC-145596
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: — · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 95681342

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

324

Power units

270

Drivers

212

CDL drivers

—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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