Certified Express IncUSDOT 1091406VR 88/100NEOSHO, MO

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Certified Express Inc

USDOT: 1091406
MC: 451045

DBA CEI

Inspected in 27 jurisdictionsNEOSHO, MO

CARRIER ACTIVE

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

282Reported power

225 seen in inspections

243Trailers seen

Inspection records

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(417) 451-6162 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Fatal crash on record

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Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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.23 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 593 inspections.

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USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

24 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

282Reported power

225 seen in inspections

243Trailers seen

Inspection records

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(417) 451-6162 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

282 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

4.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

23 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2003. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

36 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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40 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 8, 2026.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

373 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 205 vehicle / 373 driver checks

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

10.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 4.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

367 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 282-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 282
Inspections · 24 mo: 373
Annualized: ≈187 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving71 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’12 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2012

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2003	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 12, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 282
Observed power (24 mo): 225
Trailers (towed): 243

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

27 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

4 inspections lack a recognized state/province code and are excluded from geographic counts.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

Missouri: 82 inspections
Mississippi: 42 inspections
Arkansas: 41 inspections
Tennessee: 39 inspections
Alabama: 21 inspections
North Carolina: 19 inspections
Maryland: 14 inspections
Florida: 13 inspections
New Mexico: 13 inspections
Illinois: 11 inspections
Louisiana: 11 inspections
Oklahoma: 11 inspections
Texas: 11 inspections
Georgia: 7 inspections
Indiana: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 6 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Pennsylvania: 3 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

NEOSHO, MO

11817 KENTUCKY RD

Most inspections: MO

82 inspections

MO 82 · MS 42 · AR 41

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 7, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

Last 12 months: 14 vehicles observed under 12 other carriers

The same VINs appear in inspection records under more than one USDOT: 3147291 2608166 3635327 3892119 154712 3756944 3143381 2808650Leases, equipment sales and owner-operators changing carriers can explain overlaps. A match alone is not evidence of double brokering or fraud.

Show all-time history (99 vehicles · 72 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 154712 1237201 3059535 2508026 2529283 3344619 3264958 4141339

Matching officer name

chris wade — 5 carriers: 1025072 1347756 2426048 3760776

This is a name match, not a verified match to the same person.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 11817 KENTUCKY RD, NEOSHO, MO, 64850
Mailing address: PO BOX 249, NEOSHO, MO, 64850
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 451-6162
Fax: (417) 312-8806
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cei-hwli.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Wade · Steve Page
USDOT / docket: 1091406 · MC-451045
First registered: Jan 28, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 25,769,447 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

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 12, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

28 of 205 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

142violation records

31OOS-tagged records

28 of 205inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

530%0 / 53

Other vehicle maintenance

3569%24 / 35

Hours of service

230%0 / 23

Brakes

1712%2 / 17

Lights

1225%3 / 12

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

14%Nov 24 to May 256 / 43

14%May 25 to Nov 256 / 44

18%Nov 25 to May 269 / 51

10%May 26 to Nov 267 / 67

Top 3 codes (30 of 142 records)

393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)12
395.24 ELD — record edits / data10
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8

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395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer7
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles6
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles6
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2SLIMPT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BRMMC Brakes inoperative1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1091406) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier received 373 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 205 vehicle-level and 373 driver-level — across 27 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier has 24 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

It reports 282 power units and 294 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

What is CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1091406, and its motor carrier number is MC-451045.

Is CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC has a 13.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 593 roadside inspections, with 24 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC's fleet?

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC operates 282 power units and 294 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC based?

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC is based in NEOSHO, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(417) 451-6162 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1091406
MC / Docket: MC-451045
Officer: CHRIS WADE
Address: 11817 KENTUCKY RD
NEOSHO, MO, 64850

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 23 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2012
Vehicle OOS 13.7%vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.
6 fatal crashesOn the FMCSA crash record.

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