Carrier profile · USDOT 1169936 · MC-469566 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Advantage Express Inc

22 power unitsavg 9.7 yrNational · 19 statesKENT, WA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-469566 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 238-6399 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 24.14% on 29 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 15, 2026.

Safety

68 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 68
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 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: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’17 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Pacific Financial’03–’07

Great West’09–’17

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2017

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2003 → Feb 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

98.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 19 inspections
Montana: 13 inspections
South Dakota: 9 inspections
Missouri: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Kansas: 3 inspections
Oregon: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

KENT, WA

22333 171ST LN SE

Most inspections: WA

19 inspections

WA 19 · MT 13 · SD 9

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2102040 USDOT 4194031 USDOT 1404398 USDOT 2920028 USDOT 1765945Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (42 trucks · 43 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2437411 USDOT 2920028 USDOT 3256585 USDOT 2633679 USDOT 2784815 USDOT 4120372 USDOT 2276519 USDOT 3440415

Shares a company officer with other carriers

andrey levchuk — 2 carriers: USDOT 2238358

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 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 22333 171ST LN SE, KENT, WA, 98042
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (253) 238-6399
Fax: (888) 316-1225
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Andrey Levchuk
USDOT / docket: 1169936 · MC-469566
First registered: Sep 19, 2003
Last MCS-150: Oct 14, 2026 · 2,169,981 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 12, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,169,981

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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24%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 29 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

78violation records

14OOS-tagged records

7 of 29inspections 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

234%1 / 23

Hours of service

1724%4 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1735%6 / 17

Brakes

1613%2 / 16

Lights

520%1 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

30%Nov 24 to May 253 / 10

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 5

25%Nov 25 to May 262 / 8

33%May 26 to Nov 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (13 of 78 records)

393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLCP 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
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47A-BRC Brake actuators / linings / components2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIAD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCAD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3B2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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

ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1169936) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 68 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 12, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1169936, and its motor carrier number is MC-469566.

Is ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 126 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).