Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.3 yr
Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1720081) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 2, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jan 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 Aug 2, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 1, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.
SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1720081, and its motor carrier number is MC-630730.
As of Aug 2, 2026, SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SAPPHIRE EXPRESS INC is based in CALHOUN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
Comparable carriers operating in Illinois
3 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2023 → Feb 2026 | $750K | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2020 → Jan 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jan 2019 → Jan 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2016 → Jan 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2015 → Feb 2016 | $750K | 4 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jan 2011 → Jan 2015 | $750K | 3 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2008 → Jan 2011 | $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 3 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap 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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