Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 784393 · MC-350308
AUSTIN EXPRESS LC
2 power unitsSALT LAKE CITY, UT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350308 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC safe to work with?
Is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC safe to load? AUSTIN EXPRESS LC (USDOT 784393, MC-350308) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
AEAUSTIN EXPRESS LC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Rock Springs · 00–03
19992001
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Sep 2001 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2000 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 4 |
| ROCK SPRINGS NATIONAL BANK | Sep 2000 → Nov 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Nov 1999 → Nov 2000 | $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)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@qwest.net — 397 carriers: USDOT 45269USDOT 53152USDOT 142709USDOT 150852USDOT 155768USDOT 179540USDOT 182167USDOT 218485
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2891 BRANCH DRIVE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84117
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (801) 274-9088
- Cell
- (801) 231-6473
- Fax
- (801) 274-9086
- Web domain
- qwest.net
Registration
- Officers
- Jon Muehlberger · Dave Lenning
- USDOT / docket
- 784393 · MC-350308
- First registered
- 12/03/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 10/10/2014 · 1 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC's USDOT number?
AUSTIN EXPRESS LC's USDOT number is 784393, and its motor carrier number is MC-350308.
Is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, AUSTIN EXPRESS LC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC's fleet?
AUSTIN EXPRESS LC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is AUSTIN EXPRESS LC based?
AUSTIN EXPRESS LC is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT.