Carrier profile · USDOT 1332031 · MC-514451 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BIG SKY EXPRESS INC

7 power unitsavg 9 yrRegional · 3 statesNEWARK, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-514451 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

2008–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 946-0453 Email dispatchNANCY@BIGSKYEXP.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 average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 2008–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 14 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 11.1 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Occidental Fire’05–’15

Great West’15–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2018

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2005 → Feb 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

30.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

NEWARK, OH

1383 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE A

Top corridor

OH 11 · CT 2 · PA 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 2821390 USDOT 3517504 USDOT 325932 USDOT 2397219 USDOT 2471491 USDOT 3062876

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nancy myers — 2 carriers: USDOT 752691

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1383 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE A, NEWARK, OH, 43055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 946-0453
Email: nancy@bigskyexp.com
Web domain: bigskyexp.com

Registration

Officers: Nancy Myers · Harry Myers
USDOT / docket: 1332031 · MC-514451
First registered: Feb 11, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 444,029 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 19, 2021
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

444,029

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 BIG SKY EXPRESS INC.

BIG SKY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1332031) 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 common and 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 19, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIG SKY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BIG SKY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1332031, and its motor carrier number is MC-514451.

Is BIG SKY EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BIG SKY EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BIG SKY EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).