Carrier profile · USDOT 482441 · MC-623886 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHILDS EXPRESS INC

7 power unitsavg 7.8 yrLocal · 2 statesBALTIMORE, MD81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-623886 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.8Avg age (yr)

2013–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 235-2124

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

33.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

33.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2013–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 22.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

8 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving10 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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)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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Vanliner’08–’13

Illinois National’15–’17

Transguard America’17–’21

Progressive’21–’24

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since Jul 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jul 2017 → Jul 2021	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Aug 2017	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Aug 2013	$750K	6
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Jul 2008	$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): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

50%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

BALTIMORE, MD

945 EAST 30TH STREET

Top corridor

MD 8 · NC 2

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 company officer with other carriers

david childs — 4 carriers: USDOT 444183 USDOT 919214 USDOT 1590460

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 945 EAST 30TH STREET, BALTIMORE, MD, 21218
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 235-2124
Fax: (410) 235-2852
Email: —

Registration

Officer: David Childs
USDOT / docket: 482441 · MC-623886
First registered: May 5, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 200,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

200,000

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

CHILDS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 482441) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective Jul 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is CHILDS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CHILDS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 482441, and its motor carrier number is MC-623886.

Is CHILDS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, CHILDS EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHILDS EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CHILDS EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).