Carrier profile · USDOT 3965977 · MC-1480518 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

PDJ Express LLC

3 power unitsavg 12.9 yrRegional · 6 statesKATY, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1480518 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(786) 600-8056 Email dispatchteam@pdjexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 10, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 2005–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 9.9 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 2

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

≈2.0 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Southwind Risk’23–’24

Brooklyn Specialty’24–’25

Alpine Transportation’25–now

2023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ALPINE TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE RRG, INC. · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ALPINE TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Sep 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
BROOKLYN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY RRG, INC	Mar 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

72.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

KATY, TX

24503 KESTREL VIEW

Top corridor

TX 6 · SD 2 · ND 1

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: 1 truck 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 3399459Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3541805 USDOT 3974576 USDOT 2399584 USDOT 3308089 USDOT 920222 USDOT 4033349 USDOT 3399459

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 24503 KESTREL VIEW, KATY, TX, 77494
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (786) 600-8056
Email: team@pdjexpress.com
Web domain: pdjexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Argenis Hernandez
USDOT / docket: 3965977 · MC-1480518
First registered: Oct 6, 2022
Last MCS-150: Jul 19, 2025 · 80,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,000

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 PDJ EXPRESS LLC.

PDJ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3965977) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 10, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ALPINE TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE RRG, INC. effective Sep 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 10, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 10, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PDJ EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

PDJ EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3965977, and its motor carrier number is MC-1480518.

Is PDJ EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 10, 2026, PDJ EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PDJ EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

PDJ EXPRESS LLC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is PDJ EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

PDJ EXPRESS LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PDJ EXPRESS LLC based?

PDJ EXPRESS LLC is based in KATY, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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