Carrier profile · USDOT 515463 · FF-11837 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC

14 power unitsavg 8.4 yrLocal · 2 statesMARIETTA, GA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-11837 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 955-6009 Email dispatchjoyce.wisdom@courierexpress.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

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

Active operating authorityEstablished 33 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 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 16.7 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Federal’03–’08

Federal’09–’18

At Lloyds’18–’25

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HOUSTON CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOUSTON CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	May 2018 → Dec 2025	$750K	9
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2018	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → May 2009	$750K	3
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → Feb 2008	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	May 2000 → May 2002	$750K	1
PENN-AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Apr 1999	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Apr 1999	$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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

28.6%

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

GA busiest

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

Home base

MARIETTA, GA

2051 FRANKLIN WAY

Top corridor

GA 9 · TN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1819922 USDOT 3402128 USDOT 4233752

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@courierexpress.net — 8 carriers: USDOT 674363 USDOT 724592 USDOT 747348 USDOT 1127683 USDOT 1309980 USDOT 1556780 USDOT 2353881

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jack messerly — 8 carriers: USDOT 674363 USDOT 724592 USDOT 747348 USDOT 1127683 USDOT 1309980 USDOT 1556780 USDOT 2353881

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2051 FRANKLIN WAY, MARIETTA, GA, 30067
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (770) 955-6009
Fax: (770) 955-6070
Email: joyce.wisdom@courierexpress.net
Web domain: courierexpress.net

Registration

Officers: Jack Messerly · Jim Messerly
USDOT / docket: 515463 · FF-11837
First registered: Mar 8, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2026 · 650,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

650,000

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 COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC.

COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC (USDOT 515463) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HOUSTON CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 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 Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 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 Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC's USDOT number?

COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC's USDOT number is 515463, and its motor carrier number is FF-11837.

Is COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC's safety record?

COURIER EXPRESS ATLANTA INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).