Carrier profile · USDOT 433293 · MC-239155 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY

14 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 1 statesOAKLAND, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-239155 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 465-1711 Email dispatchhiko@mutualexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%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 — 9 vehicle and 10 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 47.3 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 Apr '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’06 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Wilshire’92–’96

Condor’97–’01

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2007

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2006	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 2004 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2004	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2003 → Jul 2004	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2003	$750K	4
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1997 → May 2001	$750K	2
U. S. CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1992 → Feb 1996	$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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

OAKLAND, CA

1700 WEST GRAND AVE

Top corridor

CA 10

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 (8 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2181285 USDOT 2473260 USDOT 3368718 USDOT 3960609 USDOT 2524708 USDOT 582596 USDOT 3783160 USDOT 2181015

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1700 WEST GRAND AVE, OAKLAND, CA, 94607
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (510) 465-1711
Cell: (510) 774-1741
Fax: (510) 465-1720
Email: hiko@mutualexpress.com
Web domain: mutualexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Hiko Shimamoto · Scott Shimamoto
USDOT / docket: 433293 · MC-239155
First registered: Jan 10, 1991
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 370,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 2006
D-U-N-S: 622220184

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

370,000

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 MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY.

MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 433293) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 8, 2007 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY's USDOT number?

MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY's USDOT number is 433293, and its motor carrier number is MC-239155.

Is MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY's safety record?

MUTUAL EXPRESS COMPANY has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).