Carrier profile · USDOT 3664916 · MC-1268564 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Msa Express Inc

2 power unitsavg 11.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesDEARBORN, MI86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1268564 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

2007–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 504-8965 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 2007–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

3 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 57.14% on 7 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 30, 2025.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 10.0 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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

≈3.3 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.3 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 Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Michigan’21–’22

Canal’22–’23

Progressive Michigan’23–’24

Occidental Fire’24–’26

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

DEARBORN, MI

6271 SCHAEFER RD

Most inspections: TX

2 inspections

TX 2 · CO 2 · AR 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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 (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3553371 USDOT 3993761 USDOT 3796513

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6271 SCHAEFER RD, DEARBORN, MI, 48126
Mailing address: PO BOX 1427, WARREN, MI, 48090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 504-8965
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Sara S Mohammed
USDOT / docket: 3664916 · MC-1268564
First registered: Jun 24, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2025 · 101,455 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

101,455

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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57%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 7 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

60violation records

7OOS-tagged records

4 of 7inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

2020%4 / 20

Brakes

1811%2 / 18

Lights

166%1 / 16

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (15 of 60 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6
393.9 Inoperative required lamps5
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4

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393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45A-BHTIJ Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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

MSA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3664916) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

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

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MSA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

MSA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3664916, and its motor carrier number is MC-1268564.

Is MSA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. MSA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MSA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

MSA EXPRESS INC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).