Carrier profile · USDOT 1005387 · MC-426798 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Advanced Express Inc

24 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 2 statesBRAZIL, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-426798 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 249-4376 Email dispatchadvancedexpressinc@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 41 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 24-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’23 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’08–’11

Secura A’11–’14

Sagamore’15–’19

Progressive Southeastern’19–’23

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2023

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2023	$750K	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Feb 2011 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Feb 2011	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Apr 2008	$750K	2
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Feb 2006	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Feb 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

69.6%

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

IN busiest

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

Home base

BRAZIL, IN

5970 NORTH STATE ROAD 59

Top corridor

IN 18 · OH 4

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 1050475Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5970 NORTH STATE ROAD 59, BRAZIL, IN, 47834
Mailing address: PO BOX 120, UNIVERSAL, IN, 47884
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 249-4376
Email: advancedexpressinc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Phillip Anderson
USDOT / docket: 1005387 · MC-426798
First registered: Feb 19, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 1,469,074 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 19, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,469,074

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 ADVANCED EXPRESS INC.

ADVANCED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1005387) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 19, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANCED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ADVANCED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1005387, and its motor carrier number is MC-426798.

Is ADVANCED EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ADVANCED EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ADVANCED EXPRESS INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).