Carrier profile · USDOT 2907620 · MC-978910 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC

34 power unitsavg 6.3 yrNational · 17 statesHAMBURG, PA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-978910 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(484) 320-6700 Email dispatchdispatch@goldenkeyexpressllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.2% vs the 6.7% 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

13.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

13.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 2.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

64 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 34-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance30 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 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$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’16–’18

Canal’18–’19

United Financial’19–’20

Sentry Select’20–’23

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2023 → Jul 2023	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$1M	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

45%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

HAMBURG, PA

229 LOWLAND RD

Top corridor

PA 17 · TX 11 · TN 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 957958Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1698064 USDOT 3450011 USDOT 4129898 USDOT 957958 USDOT 10881 USDOT 2940898 USDOT 154237 USDOT 2493457

Shares a company officer with other carriers

pargat baidwan — 3 carriers: USDOT 3000851 USDOT 3926031

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 229 LOWLAND RD, HAMBURG, PA, 19526-8702
Mailing address: PO BOX 416, FOGELSVILLE, PA, 18051
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (484) 320-6700
Fax: (484) 930-0104
Email: dispatch@goldenkeyexpressllc.com
Web domain: goldenkeyexpressllc.com

Registration

Officers: Avtar Baidwan · Pargat Baidwan
USDOT / docket: 2907620 · MC-978910
First registered: Jul 8, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 18, 2025 · 3,363,586 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80524070

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,363,586

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 GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC.

GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2907620) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 20, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 34 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2907620, and its motor carrier number is MC-978910.

Is GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-24, GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

GOLDEN KEY EXPRESS LLC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 89 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).