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Carrier profile · USDOT 856883 · MC-378086 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC

4 power unitsRICHMOND, VA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-378086 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(804) 788-8080 Email dispatcharthur@richmondexpress.com

Carrier verification summary for RICHMOND EXPRESS INC

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 856883) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 856883) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 856883) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 856883) reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2020.

RICHMOND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 856883) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 26 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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Federal’03–’09

National’11–’14

Manufacturers Alliance’16–’19

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2016	$750K	4
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2018 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Aug 2017	$750K	5
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2015 → Nov 2015	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Jan 2011 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
THE EMPLOYERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Feb 2003	$750K	3
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$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): 4
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

RICHMOND, VA

1804 DABNEY RD

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

@richmondexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3746185

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1804 DABNEY RD, RICHMOND, VA, 23230
Mailing address: P O BOX 663, RICHMOND, VA, 23218
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (804) 788-8080
Fax: (804) 788-8879
Email: arthur@richmondexpress.com
Web domain: richmondexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Arthur S. Mccray
USDOT / docket: 856883 · MC-378086
First registered: Feb 22, 2000
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2020 · 100,000 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 606303428

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

100,000

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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