Send carrier packetSend packetOnboard this carrier with a branded, e-signable packet

Carrier profile · USDOT 2585739 · MC-906143 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC

15 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 2 statesEL PASO, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-906143 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 345-6989 Email dispatchforwardexpresstrans@gmail.com

Carrier verification summary for FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 11, 2025.

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2585739) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 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

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 2003–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / 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 Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’15–’16

United Specialty’16–’18

Trisura Specialty’19–’21

Progressive County’21–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–’25

2015201820212024now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Aug 2021	$750K	11
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2018	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

46%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

12434 LANCHESTER DR

Top corridor

TX 6 · NM 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 818175Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 818175 USDOT 1207678

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12434 LANCHESTER DR, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 345-6989
Fax: (866) 231-9265
Email: forwardexpresstrans@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Armando Sotelo, Jr. · Diana Sotelo
USDOT / docket: 2585739 · MC-906143
First registered: Mar 3, 2015
Last MCS-150: Nov 11, 2025 · 495,160 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

495,160

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Frequently asked

What is FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2585739, and its motor carrier number is MC-906143.

Is FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-30, FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

FORWARD EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).