Carrier profile · USDOT 345951 · MC-217482 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

MC Express LLC

80 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 35 statesJONESBORO, AR81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-217482 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

80Power units

71 observed · MCS-150

121Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 931-0313 Email dispatchfred.fraser@mcexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

178 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 83 vehicle and 178 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.5 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

171 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 12

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 80-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 80
Inspections · 24 mo: 178
Annualized: ≈89 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 27 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’20 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Harco National’01–’07

Vanliner’07–’11

State Automobile’12–’16

National Interstate’17–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2020

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	May 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → May 2016	$750K	4
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2007	$750K	3
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1997	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 1995 → Jan 1996	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 80
Observed power (24 mo): 71
Trailers (towed): 121

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

51.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

177

TN busiest

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

Home base

JONESBORO, AR

95 CR 407

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AR

TN 33 · AR 25 · MO 13

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 3018837 USDOT 2888780 USDOT 3918647Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2357390 USDOT 3617121 USDOT 3537830 USDOT 3771325 USDOT 2260103 USDOT 2575849 USDOT 1719074 USDOT 3216460

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 95 CR 407, JONESBORO, AR, 72404
Mailing address: P O BOX 19188, JONESBORO, AR, 72403-6602
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (870) 931-0313
Fax: (870) 932-5916
Email: fred.fraser@mcexpressinc.com
Web domain: mcexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Chuck Mitchell · Tina Mitchell
USDOT / docket: 345951 · MC-217482
First registered: Mar 8, 1989
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2025 · 8,042,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 11, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,042,000

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 MC EXPRESS LLC.

MC EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 345951) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 178 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 83 vehicle-level and 178 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 80 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 11, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MC EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

MC EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 345951, and its motor carrier number is MC-217482.

Is MC EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MC EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MC EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

MC EXPRESS LLC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 261 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MC EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

MC EXPRESS LLC operates 80 power units and 68 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MC EXPRESS LLC based?

MC EXPRESS LLC is based in JONESBORO, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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