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Carrier profile · USDOT 3627815 · MC-1241727 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC

8 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 28 statesHOUSTON, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1241727 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.1Avg age (yr)

2016–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 717-4193 Email dispatchmoonwestexpress.inc@gmail.com

Carrier verification summary for MOONWEST EXPRESS INC

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) reports 8 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3627815) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average13.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

15.8

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

15.8

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2016–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.6% · 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 7.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

≈3.8 / 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: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.8 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.

395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance26 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 10 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 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: 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Berkshire Hathaway’21–’22

Protective’22–’23

Progressive County’23–’24

Db (usbranch)’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	16
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

91%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

7818 BRAEBURN VALLEY DR

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TX

AR 8 · MO 5 · NM 4

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: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3627331Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3627331 USDOT 1935855 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3739169

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7818 BRAEBURN VALLEY DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77074
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 717-4193
Email: moonwestexpress.inc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ahmed Naji
USDOT / docket: 3627815 · MC-1241727
First registered: May 5, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 800,000 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

800,000

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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Frequently asked

What is MOONWEST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3627815, and its motor carrier number is MC-1241727.

Is MOONWEST EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-21, MOONWEST EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOONWEST EXPRESS INC's safety record?

MOONWEST EXPRESS INC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).