Carrier profile · USDOT 1796349 · MC-653631 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KELLY XPRESS LLC

14 power unitsavg 6.6 yrRegional · 6 statesPALMVIEW, TX64/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-653631 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 445-7393 Email dispatchkellyxpressllc@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 18 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

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 average24.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 24.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 8.5 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 7 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’08–’10

Hallmark County’10–’13

United Specialty’15–’17

United Wisconsin’19–’21

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 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 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2021	$750K	4
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2017	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2013	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

70.8%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

PALMVIEW, TX

1506 PALM CREEK

Top corridor

TX 11 · LA 8 · PA 2

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: 6 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2408214 USDOT 1965150Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 658909 USDOT 2408214 USDOT 3745792 USDOT 975449 USDOT 2538302 USDOT 3464509 USDOT 2541299 USDOT 2883614

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: 1506 PALM CREEK, PALMVIEW, TX, 78574
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 445-7393
Fax: (956) 205-2465
Email: kellyxpressllc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Bianca B Bravo
USDOT / docket: 1796349 · MC-653631
First registered: Jul 28, 2008
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2024 · 786,349 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

786,349

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 KELLY XPRESS LLC.

KELLY XPRESS LLC (USDOT 1796349) has a Vektor safety score of 64/100 and a High risk 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 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is KELLY XPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

KELLY XPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1796349, and its motor carrier number is MC-653631.

Is KELLY XPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KELLY XPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KELLY XPRESS LLC's safety record?

KELLY XPRESS LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).