Carrier profile · USDOT 1150323 · MC-464547 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC

4 power unitsavg 9.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMIAMI, FL69/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-464547 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

2013–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(786) 336-0601 Email dispatchINFO@HIGHLANDERXPRESS.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 above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average13.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

27.6

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

27.6

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 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

9.1 yr

Model years 2013–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 23.2 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

42 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈5.5 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.5 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Aequicap’04–’07

Sentry Select’07–’24

2003200920152021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Jun 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Feb 2024	$750K	4
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	3

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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): 10
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

44%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

MIAMI, FL

7100 NW 77 CT

Top corridor

NM ⇄ FL

NM 15 · AZ 11 · CA 8

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: 3 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 2338192 USDOT 2945647 USDOT 1798679Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1798679 USDOT 2965573 USDOT 2338192 USDOT 2945647 USDOT 21800 USDOT 188891 USDOT 3162107 USDOT 1758605

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@highlanderxpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 965256 USDOT 1155964

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ernesto malaga — 4 carriers: USDOT 965256 USDOT 1155964 USDOT 2024606

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7100 NW 77 CT, MIAMI, FL, 33166
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (786) 336-0601
Fax: (305) 513-9560
Email: info@highlanderxpress.com
Web domain: highlanderxpress.com

Registration

Officer: Ernesto Malaga
USDOT / docket: 1150323 · MC-464547
First registered: Jul 11, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2025 · 400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC.

HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC (USDOT 1150323) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 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 PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC's USDOT number?

HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1150323, and its motor carrier number is MC-464547.

Is HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC's safety record?

HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).