Carrier profile · USDOT 983579 · MC-441565 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC

8 power unitsavg 14.2 yrLocal · 2 statesGUSTINE, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-441565 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 835-5811 Email dispatchAGEXPRESSTRANSPORTATION@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.8% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 8.9 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle 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 ’26 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’03–’06

United Specialty’15–’18

Houston Specialty’19–’22

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	3
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	7
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2018	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Jan 2009	$750K	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Jan 2003	$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): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
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

14.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

GUSTINE, CA

27374 GUN CLUB RD

Top corridor

CA 37 · AZ 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 4187037Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1004393 USDOT 1409508 USDOT 1825494 USDOT 4187037 USDOT 3162385

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 27374 GUN CLUB RD, GUSTINE, CA, 95322
Mailing address: PO BOX 224, GUSTINE, CA, 95322
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 835-5811
Cell: (209) 321-0745
Email: agexpresstransportation@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Linda Vargas · Israel Vargas
USDOT / docket: 983579 · MC-441565
First registered: Oct 12, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 93,410,021 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 22, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

93,410,021

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 AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC.

AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 983579) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 22, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 983579, and its motor carrier number is MC-441565.

Is AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

AG EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 32.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).