Carrier profile · USDOT 841242 · MC-366329 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FORTON'S EXPRESS INC

7 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 6 statesPORT HURON, MI71/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-366329 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(810) 364-5460 Email dispatchMALINDA@FORTONSEXPRESS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average58.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2015–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

26 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 58.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 48.5 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

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

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

≈2.1 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’23 · 14 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Amerisure’01–’04

Ace Property’12–’15

Watford’20–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	7
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2015	$750K	3
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2009 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2008	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$750K	4
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2004	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

58.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

PORT HURON, MI

4200 DOVE ROAD

Top corridor

MI 9 · KY 8 · OH 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 841242. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 841242.

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4200 DOVE ROAD, PORT HURON, MI, 48060
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (810) 364-5460
Fax: (810) 364-4762
Email: malinda@fortonsexpress.com
Web domain: fortonsexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Malinda Sichko · Malinda Sichko
USDOT / docket: 841242 · MC-366329
First registered: Nov 24, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 8, 2025 · 743,921 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

743,921

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 FORTON'S EXPRESS INC.

FORTON'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 841242) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 58.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 6 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FORTON'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

FORTON'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 841242, and its motor carrier number is MC-366329.

Is FORTON'S EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FORTON'S EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FORTON'S EXPRESS INC's safety record?

FORTON'S EXPRESS INC has a 58.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).