Carrier profile · USDOT 935760 · MC-403321 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC

79 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 17 statesLUFKIN, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-403321 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

70 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(936) 824-5032 Email dispatchbhenry@stella-jones.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 198 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

144 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 104 vehicle and 144 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.7% · 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 12.5 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

142 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 14

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 79-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 144
Annualized: ≈72 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2021

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	2
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2004 → Jul 2006	$750K	2
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$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): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 70
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

30.0%

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

144

TX busiest

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

Home base

LUFKIN, TX

5945 S US HWY 69

Top corridor

TX 79 · LA 10 · AR 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2197196 USDOT 4262616 USDOT 3878506 USDOT 2782299 USDOT 1738423

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@stella-jones.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 435274 USDOT 547341 USDOT 1731201 USDOT 3878506

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david butler — 30 carriers: USDOT 270326 USDOT 281062 USDOT 439720 USDOT 547341 USDOT 877899 USDOT 1112777 USDOT 1341752 USDOT 1350759

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: 5945 S US HWY 69, LUFKIN, TX, 75901
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (936) 824-5032
Fax: (936) 634-2100
Email: bhenry@stella-jones.com
Web domain: stella-jones.com

Registration

Officers: David Butler · Bryan Henry
USDOT / docket: 935760 · MC-403321
First registered: Feb 26, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 5,829,496 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 2, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,829,496

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 KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC.

KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 935760) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 144 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 104 vehicle-level and 144 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 2, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 935760, and its motor carrier number is MC-403321.

Is KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 198 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).