Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 572870 · MC-278410
DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC
35 power unitsRANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278410 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
35Power 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 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 35 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1994Insurance (BIPD)$1M$1M on file
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
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC safe to load? DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC (USDOT 572870, MC-278410) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, operating 35 power units and 25 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 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
DEDISTRIBUTION EXPRESS 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
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Liberty Fire · 98–01
Republic Western · 01–now
Discover Property · 03–05
Zurich American · 05–12
19952012
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 17 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2005 → Sep 2012 | $1M | 4 |
| DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2003 → Sep 2005 | $1M | 2 |
| REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2001 → current | $1M | 6 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1998 → Apr 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 1997 → May 1998 | $1M | 2 |
| GUARANTY NATIONAL INS. CO. OF CA. | Jun 1995 → Mar 1996 | $1M | 1 |
| GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1995 → Jun 1995 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 35
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
steve williams — 45 carriers: USDOT 234682USDOT 466263USDOT 585280USDOT 587033USDOT 637793USDOT 806130USDOT 822819USDOT 884014
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 19801 S SANTA FE AVE, RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, 90221
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (310) 537-1177
- Cell
- (310) 678-7417
- Fax
- (310) 537-3677
- Web domain
- distributionexpress.com
Registration
- Officers
- Steve Williams · Steve Williams
- USDOT / docket
- 572870 · MC-278410
- First registered
- 08/25/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 10/12/2010 · 2,816,734 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 572870, and its motor carrier number is MC-278410.
Is DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's fleet?
DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC operates 35 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC based?
DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC is based in RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA.