Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
15.7 yr
Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD safe to load? NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 598544, MC-288015) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SAN DIEGO, CA, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 50 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 13.6% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number is 598544, and its motor carrier number is MC-288015.
As of 2026-06-13, NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD has a 13.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
NAPOLEON EXPRESS LTD is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Sep 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2018 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 7 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2016 → Sep 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2015 → Sep 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. | Sep 2012 → Sep 2014 | $750k | 4 |
| COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO. | Sep 2011 → Sep 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2004 → Sep 2011 | $750k | 8 |
| TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2003 → Jan 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Dec 1996 → Sep 2003 | $750k | 3 |
| RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Mar 1995 → Jul 1996 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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