Carrier profile · USDOT 3945776 · MC-1466817 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

MLP XPRESS INC

17 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 22 statesLAREDO, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1466817 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 471-3931 Email dispatchmlpxpressinc@gmail.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

64 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 64 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 11.6 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 7

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

≈1.9 / 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: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 64
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance64 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance41 · 16 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance39 · 15 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance37 · 14 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance28 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 13 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’22–’23

Universal Risk’23–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

Universal Risk’25–’26

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

46.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

LAREDO, TX

827 FLAG ST

Top corridor

TX 17 · AR 6 · NM 6

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: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2328813 USDOT 4381471 USDOT 3346939 USDOT 1815859 USDOT 2823785 USDOT 2501959 USDOT 1054682Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (82 trucks · 72 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 558785 USDOT 1240135 USDOT 3175575 USDOT 3649205 USDOT 4026130 USDOT 1054682 USDOT 1988807 USDOT 3111614

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: 827 FLAG ST, LAREDO, TX, 78043
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (956) 471-3931
Email: mlpxpressinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Eliseo Montes · Ruben Hernandez
USDOT / docket: 3945776 · MC-1466817
First registered: Aug 31, 2022
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2025 · 577,108 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

577,108

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 MLP XPRESS INC.

MLP XPRESS INC (USDOT 3945776) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 64 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 64 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MLP XPRESS INC's USDOT number?

MLP XPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3945776, and its motor carrier number is MC-1466817.

Is MLP XPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, MLP XPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MLP XPRESS INC's safety record?

MLP XPRESS INC has a 41.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 160 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).