Carrier profile · USDOT 846748 · MC-374204 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Irish Express Inc

18 power unitsavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 14 statesALMA, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-374204 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 765-2500 Email dispatchpshannon@irishexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 81 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 21.5 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’00–’14

National’14–’20

Northland’20–’24

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2014	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

58.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

ALMA, KS

32750 WABAUNSEE ROAD

Top corridor

KS 13 · SD 9 · MO 8

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 72348Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 276684 USDOT 3037269 USDOT 2988671 USDOT 72348 USDOT 3337174 USDOT 3371149 USDOT 299073

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patrick shannon — 8 carriers: USDOT 891003 USDOT 1599930 USDOT 2739313 USDOT 3154625 USDOT 3676758 USDOT 3878584 USDOT 3920190

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 32750 WABAUNSEE ROAD, ALMA, KS, 66401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (785) 765-2500
Fax: (785) 765-3383
Email: pshannon@irishexpressinc.com
Web domain: irishexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Patrick Shannon · Mike Shannon
USDOT / docket: 846748 · MC-374204
First registered: Jan 3, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 28, 2025 · 1,643,763 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2013
D-U-N-S: 39846501

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,643,763

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 IRISH EXPRESS INC.

IRISH EXPRESS INC (USDOT 846748) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IRISH EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

IRISH EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 846748, and its motor carrier number is MC-374204.

Is IRISH EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, IRISH EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IRISH EXPRESS INC's safety record?

IRISH EXPRESS INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is IRISH EXPRESS INC's fleet?

IRISH EXPRESS INC operates 18 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IRISH EXPRESS INC based?

IRISH EXPRESS INC is based in ALMA, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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