Carrier profile · USDOT 946460 · MC-406185 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC

5 power unitsavg 19.6 yrRegional · 7 statesMIAMI, FL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-406185 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(305) 264-6228 Email dispatchamericanlinesexp@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% 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 · 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.6 yr

Model years 1998–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 36.1 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 Dec '24 · 2

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Aequicap’02–’05

Great American’09–’12

Progressive Express’12–’18

Northland’21–’24

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$1M	1
GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2019 → Feb 2019	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	2
GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2018	$1M	4
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2012	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$1M	2
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2008	$1M	8
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2005	$1M	12
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.6 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

45.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MIAMI, FL

6342 SW 2ND ST

Top corridor

NC ⇄ FL

NC 3 · AL 3 · FL 2

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6342 SW 2ND ST, MIAMI, FL, 33144
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (305) 264-6228
Fax: (305) 267-7774
Email: americanlinesexp@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Maura Pena
USDOT / docket: 946460 · MC-406185
First registered: Apr 10, 2001
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2024 · 305,717 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 8, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

305,717

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 AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC.

AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 946460) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Feb 7, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% 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 — 10 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 5 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 17, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 8, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 946460, and its motor carrier number is MC-406185.

Is AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC's safety record?

AMERICAN LINES EXPRESS INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).