Carrier profile · USDOT 86179 · MC-139115 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ross Express LLC

DBA ROSS EXPRESS

234 power unitsavg 5.2 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBOSCAWEN, NH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-139115 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

234Power units

132 observed · MCS-150

114Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(603) 753-4176 Email dispatchsbrown@rossexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 307 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

234 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

214 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%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 — 104 vehicle and 214 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

207 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 16

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 234-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 234
Inspections · 24 mo: 214
Annualized: ≈107 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther7 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acadia’96–’18

Protective’19–’25

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Dec 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Jul 2018	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1993 → Jan 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 234
Observed power (24 mo): 132
Trailers (towed): 114

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

39.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

212

MA busiest

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

Home base

BOSCAWEN, NH

195 NORTH MAIN STREET

Top corridor

MA ⇄ NH

MA 63 · ME 38 · VT 35

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: 6 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2939394 USDOT 190180 USDOT 2233312 USDOT 151288Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3730852 USDOT 4305129 USDOT 24491 USDOT 151288 USDOT 3278820 USDOT 4257306 USDOT 330683 USDOT 341940

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

234

Observed (24 mo)

132

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 195 NORTH MAIN STREET, BOSCAWEN, NH, 03303
Mailing address: PO BOX 8908, PENACOOK, NH, 03303
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (603) 753-4176
Fax: (603) 753-0082
Email: sbrown@rossexpress.com
Web domain: rossexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Chad England · Stephen E. Brown
USDOT / docket: 86179 · MC-139115
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 10,960,969 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 21, 2013
D-U-N-S: 18894691

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

234

Power units

226

Drivers

224

CDL drivers

10,960,969

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 ROSS EXPRESS LLC.

ROSS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 86179) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 214 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 104 vehicle-level and 214 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 234 power units and 226 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 21, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROSS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

ROSS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 86179, and its motor carrier number is MC-139115.

Is ROSS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ROSS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROSS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

ROSS EXPRESS LLC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 307 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).