Carrier profile · USDOT 147360 · MC-171855 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Action Messenger Inc

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37 power unitsavg 6.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesMILWAUKEE, WI69/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-171855 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(414) 461-3300 Email dispatchluann@action-express.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes34 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 25.8 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’24 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’93–’99

Integrity’19–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2024

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2024	$750K	4
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2014 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → May 2014	$0	2
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Mar 2010 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	4
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2005	$750K	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2005	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1993 → Jan 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

32.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

MILWAUKEE, WI

6023 S HOWELL AVENUE

Top corridor

WI 14 · IL 9 · NC 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 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 635760 USDOT 3047327Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3047327 USDOT 3243529 USDOT 635760 USDOT 3995237 USDOT 4447155 USDOT 2574471 USDOT 175804

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@action-express.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 635760

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott schuster — 5 carriers: USDOT 590417 USDOT 2339103 USDOT 3097441 USDOT 3379807

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6023 S HOWELL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53207
Mailing address: PO BOX 264, OAK CREEK, WI, 53154
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (414) 461-3300
Fax: (414) 461-7144
Email: luann@action-express.com
Web domain: action-express.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Schuster · Taylor Mcdonald
USDOT / docket: 147360 · MC-171855
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2026 · 1,333,929 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 14, 2007
D-U-N-S: 76135532

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,333,929

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 ACTION MESSENGER INC.

ACTION MESSENGER INC (USDOT 147360) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 14, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ACTION MESSENGER INC's USDOT number?

ACTION MESSENGER INC's USDOT number is 147360, and its motor carrier number is MC-171855.

Is ACTION MESSENGER INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, ACTION MESSENGER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ACTION MESSENGER INC's safety record?

ACTION MESSENGER INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 51 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).

How big is ACTION MESSENGER INC's fleet?

ACTION MESSENGER INC operates 37 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ACTION MESSENGER INC based?

ACTION MESSENGER INC is based in MILWAUKEE, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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