Carrier profile · USDOT 1053112 · MC-438600 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC

32 power unitsavg 10.6 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHARLINGEN, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-438600 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 364-3410 Email dispatchjaniecirclea@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 247 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

161 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 114 vehicle and 161 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.8% · 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 4.5 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

153 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 13

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 161
Annualized: ≈81 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance46 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’21 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’04–’08

Hallmark County’10–’13

Sentry Select’15–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2013	$750K	6
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2008	$750K	12
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2002 → Jun 2004	$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): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

91.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

160

TX busiest

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

Home base

HARLINGEN, TX

27283 S ALTAS PALMAS RD

Top corridor

TX 103 · AR 18 · IN 9

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: 11 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 4309153 USDOT 4529999 USDOT 1576822 USDOT 3782717 USDOT 1916638 USDOT 659258 USDOT 3039280 USDOT 3524864Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (39 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 659258 USDOT 4309153 USDOT 296052 USDOT 1916638 USDOT 3098872 USDOT 1576822 USDOT 2864258 USDOT 3087490

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 27283 S ALTAS PALMAS RD, HARLINGEN, TX, 78552
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 364-3410
Fax: (956) 364-3411
Email: janiecirclea@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Andres Garcia Jr · Janie Garcia
USDOT / docket: 1053112 · MC-438600
First registered: Sep 9, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2025 · 3,857,571 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 23, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,857,571

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 CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC.

CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC (USDOT 1053112) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 9, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 161 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 114 vehicle-level and 161 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 32 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 23, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC's USDOT number?

CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC's USDOT number is 1053112, and its motor carrier number is MC-438600.

Is CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC's safety record?

CIRCLE A X-PRESS INC has a 21.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 247 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).