Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1201288 · MC-475496
CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC
1 power unitsNEWBURY, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-475496 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 23 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC safe to work with?
Is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC safe to load? CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1201288, MC-475496) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NEWBURY, OH, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CECENTRAL EXPRESS LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Clarendon National · 05–07
Redland · 07–09
Eastern Atlantic · 10–12
20042012
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2010 → Jun 2012 | $750k | 4 |
| COLONY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2009 → Sep 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2007 → Sep 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 2005 → Sep 2007 | $750k | 3 |
| FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2004 → Mar 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2004 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NEWBURY, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@alltel.net — 1148 carriers: USDOT 11254USDOT 22637USDOT 54921USDOT 81923USDOT 82892USDOT 97200USDOT 97407USDOT 131093
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 14710 MURRBERRY OVAL, NEWBURY, OH, 44065
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 243, NEWBURY, OH, 44065
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (440) 564-5760
- Cell
- (216) 701-6016
- Fax
- (440) 564-9547
- kblairjr@alltel.net
- Web domain
- alltel.net
Registration
- Officer
- Kenneth C Blair
- USDOT / docket
- 1201288 · MC-475496
- First registered
- 01/15/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 08/30/2010 · 10,000 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?
CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1201288, and its motor carrier number is MC-475496.
Is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC's fleet?
CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC based?
CENTRAL EXPRESS LLC is based in NEWBURY, OH.