Carrier profile · USDOT 472334 · MC-300035 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ADAWN EXPRESS INC

16 power unitsavg 5.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesCHAFFEE, NY80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-300035 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(716) 496-7300 Email dispatchERIC@ADAWNEXPRESS.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes22 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 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-mo

50.0

▲ 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

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 28.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

16 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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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: 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’02–’07

Northland’08–’11

Sentry Select’11–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2016

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Nov 2011	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2007	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Dec 2002	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Nov 2000	$750K	3
RELIANCE INSURANCE CO/UNITED PACIFIC INSURANC	Oct 1997 → Oct 1998	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1997 → Oct 1997	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1997	$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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

13%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

CHAFFEE, NY

3347 W YORKSHIRE RD

Top corridor

OH ⇄ NY

OH 3 · NY 2 · IN 2

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: 3 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 1046440 USDOT 3497312 USDOT 2976184Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2976184 USDOT 3497312 USDOT 2149046 USDOT 387474 USDOT 2000185

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@adawnexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1046440

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timothy webber — 2 carriers: USDOT 1046440

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: 3347 W YORKSHIRE RD, CHAFFEE, NY, 14030
Mailing address: PO BOX 186, ARCADE, NY, 14009
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (716) 496-7300
Fax: (716) 496-7301
Email: eric@adawnexpress.com
Web domain: adawnexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy Webber
USDOT / docket: 472334 · MC-300035
First registered: Feb 25, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2025 · 1,136,224 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,136,224

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 ADAWN EXPRESS INC.

ADAWN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 472334) 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 $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 16, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADAWN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ADAWN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 472334, and its motor carrier number is MC-300035.

Is ADAWN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, ADAWN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADAWN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ADAWN EXPRESS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).