Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
10.3 yr
Model years 2011–2021 · peer benchmark computing.
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC safe to load? CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1776815, MC-648274) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SAN JOSE, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 13 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 7.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1776815, and its motor carrier number is MC-648274.
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CENTRAL USA EXPRESS INC is based in SAN JOSE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
Comparable carriers around San Jose and across California
13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2022 → Apr 2023 | $750k | 4 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2013 → Apr 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2009 → Apr 2011 | $750k | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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