Carrier profile · USDOT 2913861 · MC-982118 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRAND EXPRESS INC

4 power unitsavg 7.2 yrMulti-region · 9 statesGRANADA HILLS, CA70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-982118 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(747) 444-7722 Email dispatchGRANDTRANSPORTATION@YAHOO.COM

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

Established 10 yearsNo reported crashesNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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-mo

0.0

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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.

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

11 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Qualitas’16–’17

Qualitas’20–’24

Benchmark’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Sep 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	5
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	10
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Jan 2018 → Nov 2018	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

46%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

GRANADA HILLS, CA

17143 TULSA ST

Top corridor

IA ⇄ CA

IA 2 · CA 2 · KY 1

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: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3125634 USDOT 3676183 USDOT 3280879Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3062272 USDOT 3676183 USDOT 2638067 USDOT 917131 USDOT 1062707 USDOT 3280879 USDOT 3085919

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: 17143 TULSA ST, GRANADA HILLS, CA, 91344
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (747) 444-7722
Email: grandtransportation@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Hrant Stepanyan
USDOT / docket: 2913861 · MC-982118
First registered: Jul 30, 2016
Last MCS-150: Dec 18, 2025 · 138,500 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

138,500

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 GRAND EXPRESS INC.

GRAND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2913861) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 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 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 9 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRAND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

GRAND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2913861, and its motor carrier number is MC-982118.

Is GRAND EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, GRAND EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRAND EXPRESS INC's safety record?

GRAND EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is GRAND EXPRESS INC's fleet?

GRAND EXPRESS INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRAND EXPRESS INC based?

GRAND EXPRESS INC is based in GRANADA HILLS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(747) 444-7722 Email dispatchGRANDTRANSPORTATION@YAHOO.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2913861
MC / Docket: MC-982118
Officer: HRANT STEPANYAN
Address: 17143 TULSA ST
GRANADA HILLS, CA, 91344

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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