Carrier profile · USDOT 2869170 · MC-961764 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

D R V Xpress LLC

5 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 4 statesHILLSIDE, NJ68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-961764 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 875-9829 Email dispatchDRVXPRESSLLC@GMAIL.COM

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2016–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 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

43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 6

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

≈4.6 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.6 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 Driving86 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 38 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’18–’21

State Nationalspecialty’22–’23

Trailblazers A’24–’25

Southlake Specialty’25–’26

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	9
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	4
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jul 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2018 → Jun 2021	$750K	15
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Nov 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
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

7.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

HILLSIDE, NJ

470 HILLSIDE AVE

Top corridor

NJ 32 · NY 7 · CT 6

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

ruben velarde — 3 carriers: USDOT 2034864 USDOT 2093589

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 470 HILLSIDE AVE, HILLSIDE, NJ, 07205
Mailing address: P O BOX 337, HILLSIDE, NJ, 07205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 875-9829
Cell: (862) 576-9474
Email: drvxpressllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Ruben Velarde · Lisette Velarde
USDOT / docket: 2869170 · MC-961764
First registered: Mar 22, 2016
Last MCS-150: Dec 11, 2025 · 317,112 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 5, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 6.17
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

317,112

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 D R V XPRESS LLC.

D R V XPRESS LLC (USDOT 2869170) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 4 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 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 5, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is D R V XPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

D R V XPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2869170, and its motor carrier number is MC-961764.

Is D R V XPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, D R V XPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is D R V XPRESS LLC's safety record?

D R V XPRESS LLC has a 40.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).