Carrier profile · USDOT 509049 · MC-230640 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MUSIC EXPRESS EAST INC

DBA MUSIC EXPRESS

0 power unitsCLIFTON, NJ60/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-230640 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(201) 796-8804 Email dispatchrbad@musicexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 2

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.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’19 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lancer’01–now

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Oct 2019	$1.5M	7
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$1.5M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 1998 → Apr 2000	$1.5M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 1995 → Mar 1997	$1.5M	5
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 1994 → Mar 1995	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

CLIFTON, NJ

674 CLIFTON AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@musicexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 749726 USDOT 1078687

Shares a company officer with other carriers

cheryl berkman — 2 carriers: USDOT 1078687

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 674 CLIFTON AVE, CLIFTON, NJ, 07011
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (201) 796-8804
Fax: (201) 791-7370
Email: rbad@musicexpress.com
Web domain: musicexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Cheryl Berkman · Richard Badalamenti
USDOT / docket: 509049 · MC-230640
First registered: Jan 7, 1993
Last MCS-150: Sep 25, 2024 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 92124890

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 MUSIC EXPRESS EAST INC.

MUSIC EXPRESS EAST INC (USDOT 509049) has a Vektor safety score of 60/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 24, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 25, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.