Carrier profile · USDOT 648882 · MC-306127 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Climate Express Inc

204 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 28 statesUNION, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-306127 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

204Power units

182 observed · MCS-150

236Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(636) 584-8200 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 634 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

19 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

204 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

45 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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65 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 14, 2026.

Safety

377 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 167 vehicle and 372 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.1 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

369 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 23

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 204-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 204
Inspections · 24 mo: 377
Annualized: ≈189 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving150 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance53 · 38 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance39 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’96–’00

Bank Washington’02–’13

Lincoln General’03–’07

Great West’07–’19

Northland’19–’24

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2007	$750K	3
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Aug 2002 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
BANK OF WASHINGTON	May 2002 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Aug 2001 → Aug 2002	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 2000	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 204
Observed power (24 mo): 182
Trailers (towed): 236

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

374

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 76 inspections
Tennessee: 34 inspections
Illinois: 34 inspections
North Carolina: 21 inspections
Kansas: 21 inspections
Colorado: 20 inspections
Texas: 17 inspections
Louisiana: 16 inspections
Georgia: 14 inspections
Ohio: 14 inspections
Indiana: 14 inspections
Arkansas: 12 inspections
New Mexico: 12 inspections
Kentucky: 12 inspections
South Carolina: 10 inspections
Iowa: 8 inspections
Oklahoma: 7 inspections
South Dakota: 7 inspections
Nebraska: 6 inspections
Mississippi: 6 inspections
West Virginia: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections

Home base

UNION, MO

12 PROGRESS PKWY

Most inspections: MO

76 inspections

MO 76 · TN 34 · IL 34

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3658770 USDOT 3808529 USDOT 4448999 USDOT 4125068 USDOT 3205071 USDOT 2159096 USDOT 675188 USDOT 3994531Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 101 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3556452 USDOT 3563341 USDOT 3664118 USDOT 3711669 USDOT 2740567 USDOT 3658770 USDOT 3808529 USDOT 4448999

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

204

Observed (24 mo)

182

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12 PROGRESS PKWY, UNION, MO, 63084-4333
Mailing address: PO BOX 1065, UNION, MO, 63084
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (636) 584-8200
Fax: (636) 584-8201
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: climateexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Tim Laske
USDOT / docket: 648882 · MC-306127
First registered: Jul 3, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jan 8, 2026 · 21,935,850 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 21, 2012
D-U-N-S: 961767662

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

204

Power units

198

Drivers

198

CDL drivers

21,935,850

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

28 of 167 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

243violation records

35OOS-tagged records

28 of 167inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

1003%3 / 100

Other vehicle maintenance

5155%28 / 51

Hours of service

470%0 / 47

Brakes

350%0 / 35

Lights

825%2 / 8

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

24%Nov 24 to May 2510 / 42

14%May 25 to Nov 257 / 50

19%Nov 25 to May 267 / 36

10%May 26 to Nov 264 / 39

Top 3 codes (63 of 243 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data25
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)24
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)14

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects8
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components8
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles5
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles5
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators5
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.4A-DOSU Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone2
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.3E3-MC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRDC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47F-B Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.70B1I Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CLIMATE EXPRESS INC.

CLIMATE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 648882) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 377 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 167 vehicle-level and 372 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 19 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 204 power units and 198 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 8, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 21, 2012 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLIMATE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CLIMATE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 648882, and its motor carrier number is MC-306127.

Is CLIMATE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. CLIMATE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLIMATE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CLIMATE EXPRESS INC has a 16.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 634 roadside inspections, with 19 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).