Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1245630 · MC-484589
COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC
25 power unitsST LOUIS, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-484589 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
25Power 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 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 25 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.8 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 COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC safe to work with?
Is COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC safe to load? COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC (USDOT 1245630, MC-484589) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in ST LOUIS, MO, operating 25 power units and 24 drivers. 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
CECOLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Occidental Fire · 04–07
20042009
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2009 → Dec 2009 | $1M | 4 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2007 → Feb 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | May 2004 → Oct 2007 | $1M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 25
- 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
ST LOUIS, MO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@rlblaw.net — 28 carriers: USDOT 353859USDOT 363876USDOT 733956USDOT 1072055USDOT 1139354USDOT 1194501USDOT 1229351USDOT 1285062
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4560 NORTH 2ND STREET, ST LOUIS, MO, 63147
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (314) 241-1200
- Fax
- (314) 241-1733
- joe@rlblaw.net
- Web domain
- rlblaw.net
Registration
- Officer
- Bill Hilt
- USDOT / docket
- 1245630 · MC-484589
- First registered
- 05/10/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 10/13/2009 · 3,833,857 mi (2008)
- 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 COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number?
COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC's USDOT number is 1245630, and its motor carrier number is MC-484589.
Is COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC's fleet?
COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC operates 25 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC based?
COLONIAL EXPRESS CO INC is based in ST LOUIS, MO.