Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 447280 · MC-199913
BALKAN EXPRESS INC
1 power unitsPITTSBURGH, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199913 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 35 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal33
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BALKAN EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is BALKAN EXPRESS INC safe to load? BALKAN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 447280, MC-199913) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PITTSBURGH, PA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BEBALKAN EXPRESS INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Clarendon National · 98–00
State Pennsylvania · 01–05
Lincoln General · 05–08
State Nationalspecialty · 08–12
American Hallmark · 12–22
19972022
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 20 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS | May 2012 → Apr 2022 | $1M | 4 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Mar 2008 → May 2012 | $1M | 3 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2006 → Sep 2006 | $1M | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2005 → Mar 2008 | $1M | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Oct 2001 → Sep 2005 | $1M | 4 |
| DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Oct 2001 | $1M | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Sep 2000 → Sep 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 1998 → Sep 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1997 → Sep 1998 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PITTSBURGH, PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@shipgt.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2515110
Shares a company officer with other carriers
richard francis — 25 carriers: USDOT 292251USDOT 920564USDOT 1270042USDOT 1308509USDOT 1530370USDOT 1648425USDOT 1774374USDOT 1796529
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 100 COMMERCE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15275
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (800) 223-8973
- Fax
- (877) 479-9421
- Web domain
- shipgt.com
Registration
- Officers
- Richard Francis · Loretta Payonk
- USDOT / docket
- 447280 · MC-199913
- First registered
- 05/30/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 05/07/2020 · 434,663 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BALKAN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
BALKAN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 447280, and its motor carrier number is MC-199913.
Is BALKAN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BALKAN EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BALKAN EXPRESS INC's fleet?
BALKAN EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BALKAN EXPRESS INC based?
BALKAN EXPRESS INC is based in PITTSBURGH, PA.