Carrier profile · USDOT 3367338 · MC-1079207 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Potomac Express LLC

DBA POTOMAC EXPRESS

15 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 27 statesBOWIE, MD81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1079207 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 753-4054 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

Lessor pool

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2013–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

12 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 27.27% on 22 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
42 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 12, 2026.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.2 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive’19–’22

Canal’22–’23

Progressive’23–’24

Sentry Select’24–’25

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

91.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 5 inspections
Montana: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections

Home base

BOWIE, MD

3201 ALYSHEBA CT

Most inspections: CA

5 inspections

CA 5 · MT 4 · PA 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4290106 USDOT 3177298 USDOT 4310515Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3196086 USDOT 3504264 USDOT 3638349 USDOT 3705142 USDOT 3177298 USDOT 3655411 USDOT 3968218 USDOT 4128244

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3201 ALYSHEBA CT, BOWIE, MD, 20721
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 753-4054
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: potomactrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Sheher Yar
USDOT / docket: 3367338 · MC-1079207
First registered: Dec 9, 2019
Last MCS-150: Oct 12, 2026 · 526,700 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

526,700

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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27%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

121violation records

20OOS-tagged records

6 of 22inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

4214%6 / 42

Unsafe driving

403%1 / 40

Other vehicle maintenance

1429%4 / 14

Brakes

1127%3 / 11

Lights

1127%3 / 11

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 6

44%May 26 to Nov 264 / 9

Top 3 codes (24 of 121 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing9
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing9
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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392.16-D Failure to use seat belt4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
383.51A-SOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H1 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D10-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F4-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC.

POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3367338) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3367338, and its motor carrier number is MC-1079207.

Is POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

POTOMAC EXPRESS LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).