Carrier profile · USDOT 553122 · MC-174410 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED

5 power unitsavg 18 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-174410 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 741-8091 Email dispatchdispatch@semperfiexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 6 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 6.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Home State’94–’98

Clear Blue’19–’22

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2022	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Mar 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Mar 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	2
GULF UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 1994 → Mar 1998	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

14%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5822 BROCK STREET

Top corridor

TX 6

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-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 (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 5822 BROCK STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77023
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 741-8091
Email: dispatch@semperfiexpress.com
Web domain: semperfiexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Jimmie Santana · Jimmie Santana
USDOT / docket: 553122 · MC-174410
First registered: Mar 11, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 6, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

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 SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED.

SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED (USDOT 553122) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 18, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 6, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 553122, and its motor carrier number is MC-174410.

Is SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-18, SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's safety record?

SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).