Carrier profile · USDOT 2168405 · MC-823659 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

M Express Inc

3 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 4 statesEL PASO, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-823659 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

2010–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 309-0102 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 2010–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

13 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 37.50% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 1, 2026.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 6.7 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Global Hawk’13–’15

At Lloyds’16–’18

Progressive County’18–’20

Trisura Specialty’21–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2025	$750K	8
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Apr 2016 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Apr 2013 → Apr 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

77.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 5 inspections
New Mexico: 3 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

EL PASO, TX

12255 EAGLE HEART

Most inspections: TX

5 inspections

TX 5 · NM 3 · OR 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12255 EAGLE HEART, EL PASO, TX, 79936
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 309-0102
Fax: (915) 249-6555
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Mario R Avila · Carmen Avila
USDOT / docket: 2168405 · MC-823659
First registered: Jun 28, 2011
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 374,891 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 26, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

374,891

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

29violation records

6OOS-tagged records

3 of 8inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

825%2 / 8

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Lights

650%3 / 6

Other vehicle maintenance

425%1 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

80%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

75%Nov 25 to May 263 / 4

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 29 records)

392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)2

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393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
387.303B4 Other violation1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H1 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1BL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Brakes

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for M EXPRESS INC.

M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2168405) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Apr 22, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

It reports 3 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 26, 2016 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is M EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

M EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2168405, and its motor carrier number is MC-823659.

Is M EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. M EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is M EXPRESS INC's safety record?

M EXPRESS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).