Carrier profile · USDOT 303932 · MC-270462 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

King's Express of Western New York Inc

77 power unitsBUFFALO, NY80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-270462 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

77Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(716) 651-9383 Email dispatchJSMYTH@KINGSEXPRESS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 77 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

77 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’13 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

American Employers’93–’13

Peerless’13–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PEERLESS INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2013

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1993 → Dec 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 77
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

BUFFALO, NY

3813 BROADWAY ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kingsexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2946534

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeff smyth — 2 carriers: USDOT 1340257

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3813 BROADWAY ST, BUFFALO, NY, 14227
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (716) 651-9383
Fax: (716) 651-9871
Email: jsmyth@kingsexpress.com
Web domain: kingsexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Jeff Smyth
USDOT / docket: 303932 · MC-270462
First registered: Oct 24, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jul 11, 2014 · 1,391,000 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 1, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

120

Drivers

120

CDL drivers

1,391,000

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 KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.

KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC (USDOT 303932) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PEERLESS INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 77 power units and 120 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 11, 2014.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 1, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC's USDOT number?

KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC's USDOT number is 303932, and its motor carrier number is MC-270462.

Is KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KING'S EXPRESS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.