Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
244 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1240099 · MC-488029
EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC
DBA JANEL GROUP
244 power unitsavg 9 yrNational · 17 statesHOUSTON, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-488029 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
244Power units
63 observed · MCS-150
61Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
9.0Avg age (yr)
1999–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-25
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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Established 22 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority
Watch · 2
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo22.222.2 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal44
4 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
9 yr
Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC safe to work with?
Is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC safe to load? EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1240099, MC-488029) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, operating 244 power units and 244 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 207 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 22.2% (below the 22.26% national average), with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it review before loading (70/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-25.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-25
ELEXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC 70
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Safety
207 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 22.2% (24-mo)117 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.8% (24-mo)134 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
20.0% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 244-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 244
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 134
- Annualized
- ≈67 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1.5M BIPD · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+26 earlier
Home State · 12–13
Pacific Financial · 13–17
Axis Surplus · 15–17
Axis Surplus · 18–20
Starr Liability · 19–21
20122026
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.
31 insurer eras · collapsed from 49 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2024 → Mar 2026 | $1.5M | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2024 → Oct 2024 | $1M | 2 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2024 → Oct 2024 | $1.5M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2024 → Oct 2024 | $1.5M | 1 |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2023 → Mar 2024 | $1.5M | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Mar 2023 → Mar 2024 | $1.5M | 2 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Mar 2022 → Mar 2023 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Mar 2023 | $1.5M | 1 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Mar 2021 → Mar 2022 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2020 → May 2021 | $1.5M | 1 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2019 → Mar 2021 | $1.5M | 2 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2018 → May 2020 | $1.5M | 2 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2018 → May 2019 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2017 → May 2018 | $1.5M | 1 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2017 → May 2018 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2017 → May 2018 | $1.5M | 1 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2016 → May 2017 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2015 → May 2017 | $1.5M | 3 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2015 → May 2016 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2014 → May 2016 | $1.5M | 2 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2014 → May 2015 | $1.5M | 2 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2014 → Nov 2014 | $1.5M | 1 |
| PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | Nov 2013 → Feb 2017 | $1.5M | 8 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2013 → Nov 2013 | $1.5M | 1 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Nov 2013 → Jun 2014 | $1.5M | 2 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2013 → May 2014 | $1.5M | 2 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2012 → May 2012 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2012 → May 2013 | $1.5M | 1 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2012 → Jul 2012 | $1.5M | 1 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | May 2012 → Nov 2013 | $1.5M | 1 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2012 → May 2012 | $1.5M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 244
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 63
- Trailers (towed)
- 61
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
1999
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusNational
revealedStates observed1717
US statesInspections · 24 mo134134
TX busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HOUSTON, TX
Top corridor
TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4501642USDOT 2327622Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (27 trucks · 26 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 113693USDOT 3431464USDOT 3088839USDOT 4249205USDOT 600382USDOT 4121624USDOT 269495USDOT 1383470
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)244244
Observed (24 mo)6363
Shared w/ other carriers2727
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
- 3031 EASTVELD DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77073
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (281) 442-3323
- Cell
- (832) 347-3029
- Fax
- (281) 987-8801
- Web domain
- elfsfreight.com
Registration
- Officers
- Frank Auriemma · Janice Twardowsky
- USDOT / docket
- 1240099 · MC-488029
- First registered
- 04/25/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 04/15/2026 · 13,021,586 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 07/09/2015
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 468588
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Frequently asked
What is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?
EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1240099, and its motor carrier number is MC-488029.
Is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-25, EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's safety record?
EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 207 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).
How big is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's fleet?
EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC operates 244 power units and 244 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC based?
EXPEDITED LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.