Carrier profile · USDOT 3022904 · MC-35292 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC

1 power unitavg 9.2 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCLEVELAND, OH56/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-35292 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 892-8954 Email dispatchAMFLAGEX@GMAIL.COM

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 9 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2008–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 5.6 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈7.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.5 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’17–’18

Canal’18–’19

Progressive Preferred’19–’20

Northland’20–’23

Progressive Preferred’23–’24

Canal’24–’26

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 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 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2026 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	8
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

14235 TRISKETT RD APT I 203

Top corridor

MO ⇄ OH

MO 2 · CO 2 · LA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3029306Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3557916 USDOT 3908707 USDOT 4211069 USDOT 3029306 USDOT 3703243 USDOT 2412352 USDOT 3923035 USDOT 2978799

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin smith — 74 carriers: USDOT 241985 USDOT 285048 USDOT 306789 USDOT 545713 USDOT 860436 USDOT 1042380 USDOT 1123588 USDOT 1194138

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14235 TRISKETT RD APT I 203, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111
Mailing address: 9900 RICHMOND AVENUE APT # 1021, HOUSTON, TX, 77042
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 892-8954
Email: amflagex@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Justin Smith
USDOT / docket: 3022904 · MC-35292
First registered: Jun 28, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 254,321 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

254,321

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC.

AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3022904) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3022904, and its motor carrier number is MC-35292.

Is AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC's safety record?

AMERICAN FLAG EXPRESS INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).