Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1836651 · MC-723672
WHEELS EXPRESS INC
1 power unitsFOUNTAIN RUN, KY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-723672 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 18 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 3.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1717 yr active
since 2008Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WHEELS EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is WHEELS EXPRESS INC safe to load? WHEELS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1836651, MC-723672) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in FOUNTAIN RUN, KY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 17 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
WEWHEELS EXPRESS INC 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Daily America · 12–20
Great West · 20–22
20102022
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2020 → Jun 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA | Sep 2012 → Oct 2020 | $750k | 14 |
| DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA | Oct 2010 → Jan 2011 | $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
FOUNTAIN RUN, KY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
randy martin — 15 carriers: USDOT 1469338USDOT 1781612USDOT 1855181USDOT 1878856USDOT 2061314USDOT 2150574USDOT 2250818USDOT 2259207
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1600 WHEELER RD, FOUNTAIN RUN, KY, 42133
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (610) 790-9422
Registration
- Officer
- Randy Martin
- USDOT / docket
- 1836651 · MC-723672
- First registered
- 12/10/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 03/13/2023 · 50 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 WHEELS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
WHEELS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1836651, and its motor carrier number is MC-723672.
Is WHEELS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WHEELS EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WHEELS EXPRESS INC's fleet?
WHEELS EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WHEELS EXPRESS INC based?
WHEELS EXPRESS INC is based in FOUNTAIN RUN, KY.