Carrier profile · USDOT 3156283 · MC-107999 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC

80 power unitsavg 3.8 yrNational · 37 statesBENSALEM, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-107999 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

80Power units

116 observed · MCS-150

117Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 724-3558 Email dispatchsupport@shaxexpresscargo.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

374 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 152 vehicle and 374 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.2% · 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

358 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 31

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 80
Inspections · 24 mo: 374
Annualized: ≈187 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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 Driving177 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 26 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance23 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness12 · 9 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Continental’18–’23

North America’23–’24

Transverse’24–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → May 2025	$750K	10
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Mar 2023	$750K	15

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 80
Observed power (24 mo): 116
Trailers (towed): 117

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

374

CA busiest

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

Home base

BENSALEM, PA

2962 COLUMBIA DR

Top corridor

CA ⇄ PA

CA 49 · NM 33 · WA 29

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: 24 trucks also ran under 20 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1712137 USDOT 4113812 USDOT 4087658 USDOT 4282518 USDOT 4473265 USDOT 3993520 USDOT 3192962 USDOT 4339519Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 108 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 105234 USDOT 3041156 USDOT 3589205 USDOT 4334462 USDOT 1712137 USDOT 3168458 USDOT 3969330 USDOT 3983086

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@shaxexpresscargo.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4479593

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

116

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2962 COLUMBIA DR, BENSALEM, PA, 19020-2108
Mailing address: 2962 COLUMBIA DRIVE, BENSALEM, PA, 19020
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 724-3558
Email: support@shaxexpresscargo.com
Web domain: shaxexpresscargo.com

Registration

Officer: Sheroz Vafaev
USDOT / docket: 3156283 · MC-107999
First registered: May 16, 2026
Last MCS-150: Dec 15, 2025 · 14,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 131938785

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

14,000,000

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 SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC.

SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC (USDOT 3156283) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 374 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 152 vehicle-level and 374 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 15 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 80 power units and 80 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 15, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC's USDOT number?

SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC's USDOT number is 3156283, and its motor carrier number is MC-107999.

Is SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC's safety record?

SHAX EXPRESS CARGO INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 495 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).