Carrier profile · USDOT 189247 · MC-149591 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Valley Express Inc

245 power unitsavg 9.4 yrNational · 43 statesMAPLETON, ND81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-149591 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

245Power units

250 observed · MCS-150

269Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 281-0521 Email dispatchrickey.clark@valleyexp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

245 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

591 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 249 vehicle and 591 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · 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 14.4 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

583 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 33

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 245-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 245
Inspections · 24 mo: 591
Annualized: ≈296 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving234 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance100 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance94 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance75 · 52 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance47 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance44 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 17 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’96

Sentry Select’02–’13

National’16–’20

Arch’21–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Aug 2025	$1M	5
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2020	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2016	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2013	$1M	3
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 2001	$1M	2
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	Jun 1996 → Jun 1998	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1992 → Jun 1996	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 245
Observed power (24 mo): 250
Trailers (towed): 269

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

76.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 43 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

590

ND busiest

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

Home base

MAPLETON, ND

16553 37TH ST SE

Top corridor

ND 83 · SD 81 · MN 79

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: 24 trucks also ran under 27 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800 USDOT 2975712 USDOT 4391827 USDOT 2334960 USDOT 3484884 USDOT 2138520 USDOT 2899531 USDOT 2946116Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 110 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 713270 USDOT 4185959 USDOT 4430195 USDOT 2138520 USDOT 2899531 USDOT 3707981 USDOT 2479604 USDOT 3729316

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@valleyexp.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2334960 USDOT 2365942 USDOT 4174246

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

245

Observed (24 mo)

250

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16553 37TH ST SE, MAPLETON, ND, 58059-9771
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (701) 281-0521
Fax: (701) 281-1203
Email: rickey.clark@valleyexp.com
Web domain: valleyexp.com

Registration

Officers: Brett Jegtvig · Glenn Nelson
USDOT / docket: 189247 · MC-149591
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 1, 2026 · 19,000,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 7, 2004
D-U-N-S: 9920486

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

245

Power units

226

Drivers

226

CDL drivers

19,000,000

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 VALLEY EXPRESS INC.

VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 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 refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 591 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 249 vehicle-level and 591 driver-level — across 43 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 245 power units and 226 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 7, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VALLEY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

VALLEY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 189247, and its motor carrier number is MC-149591.

Is VALLEY EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, VALLEY EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VALLEY EXPRESS INC's safety record?

VALLEY EXPRESS INC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 902 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is VALLEY EXPRESS INC's fleet?

VALLEY EXPRESS INC operates 245 power units and 226 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VALLEY EXPRESS INC based?

VALLEY EXPRESS INC is based in MAPLETON, ND, with roadside inspections recorded across 43 states.

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