Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 486229 · MC-256852
PONY EXPRESS LLC
1 power unitsQUARRYVILLE, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-256852 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PONY EXPRESS LLC safe to work with?
Is PONY EXPRESS LLC safe to load? PONY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 486229, MC-256852) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in QUARRYVILLE, PA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PEPONY EXPRESS LLC 50
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Empire Fire · 94–96
Northland · 07–09
North River · 09–16
United States · 16–18
United Financial · 18–24
19942025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
11 insurer eras · collapsed from 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2018 → Jun 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2016 → Jun 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2009 → Jun 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2007 → Jun 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 1999 → Apr 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1998 → Oct 1999 | $750k | 3 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Sep 1997 → Sep 1998 | $750k | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1996 → Sep 1997 | $750k | 2 |
| MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN'S MUTUAL INS. CO. | Sep 1995 → Oct 1995 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1994 → Sep 1996 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
QUARRYVILLE, PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@epix.net — 546 carriers: USDOT 10573USDOT 10603USDOT 10675USDOT 10690USDOT 38108USDOT 38149USDOT 45412USDOT 45424
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 71 HIDEAWAY DRIVE, QUARRYVILLE, PA, 17566
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (717) 314-6503
- ponyexpress@epix.net
- Web domain
- epix.net
Registration
- Officer
- Boyd Zimmerman
- USDOT / docket
- 486229 · MC-256852
- First registered
- 06/02/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 06/13/2025 · 65,657 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is PONY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?
PONY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 486229, and its motor carrier number is MC-256852.
Is PONY EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PONY EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PONY EXPRESS LLC's fleet?
PONY EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PONY EXPRESS LLC based?
PONY EXPRESS LLC is based in QUARRYVILLE, PA.