Carrier profile · USDOT 2880990 · MC-966792 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Amex Lines LLC

DBA AMERICAN EXPRESS LINE

8 power unitsSPARTANBURG, SC86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-966792 ACTIVE

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 27.0 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 5

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

≈2.9 / 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: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.9 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’18

State Nationalspecialty’18–’19

Northland’19–’20

Accredited’20–’21

Benchmark’21–’23

Canal’23–’26

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2023 → May 2026	$750K	1
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	6
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
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

SPARTANBURG, SC

141 CANNON DR

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 4305618Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 292412 USDOT 1678243 USDOT 4424364 USDOT 2881143 USDOT 3288305 USDOT 3141092 USDOT 1544288 USDOT 315503

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 141 CANNON DR, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29307-2858
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (818) 318-6868
Fax: (805) 324-7377
Email: amexlinesllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Artur Colibaba
USDOT / docket: 2880990 · MC-966792
First registered: Apr 20, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 1,081,710 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

1,081,710

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 AMEX LINES LLC.

AMEX LINES LLC (USDOT 2880990) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMEX LINES LLC's USDOT number?

AMEX LINES LLC's USDOT number is 2880990, and its motor carrier number is MC-966792.

Is AMEX LINES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, AMEX LINES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMEX LINES LLC's safety record?

AMEX LINES LLC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is AMEX LINES LLC's fleet?

AMEX LINES LLC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMEX LINES LLC based?

AMEX LINES LLC is based in SPARTANBURG, SC.

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