Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1096815 · MC-453261
EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC
1 power unitsRALEIGH, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-453261 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2003Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC safe to work with?
Is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC safe to load? EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC (USDOT 1096815, MC-453261) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in RALEIGH, NC, operating 1 power unit and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 23 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
EFEXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+8 earlier
Progressive · 08–10
Cincinnati · 10–15
Auto Owners · 15–18
20032018
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.
11 insurer eras · collapsed from 12 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2015 → Apr 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2010 → Mar 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2008 → Mar 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | May 2007 → May 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2006 → May 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | May 2005 → May 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2003 → May 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jul 2003 → Dec 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2003 → May 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | May 2003 → Jul 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2003 → May 2003 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
RALEIGH, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael bailey — 36 carriers: USDOT 395085USDOT 526328USDOT 760206USDOT 972783USDOT 1113422USDOT 1350231USDOT 1395180USDOT 1442908
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3401 GRESHAM LAKE ROAD, RALEIGH, NC, 27615-3771
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 58428, RALEIGH, NC, 27658
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (919) 875-8750
- Cell
- (919) 795-5867
- Fax
- (919) 875-8922
- audra@efgnc.com
- Web domain
- efgnc.com
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Bailey · Audra Avila
- USDOT / docket
- 1096815 · MC-453261
- First registered
- 02/13/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 05/24/2019 · 140,000 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 22.22
- D-U-N-S
- 121172535
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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
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Frequently asked
What is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC's USDOT number?
EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 1096815, and its motor carrier number is MC-453261.
Is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC's fleet?
EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC operates 1 power unit and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC based?
EXPRESS FOOD GROUP LLC is based in RALEIGH, NC.