Carrier profile · USDOT 276684 · MC-198252 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC

102 power unitsavg 10.9 yrNational · 22 statesANDOVER, NY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198252 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

102Power units

89 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(607) 478-8503 Email dispatchjmullen@stx.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1473 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

102 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,197 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,154 vehicle and 1,197 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.2% · 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 6.6 pts 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

1,175 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 135

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

≈5.9 / 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: 102
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,197
Annualized: ≈599 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.9 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance209 · 38 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving176 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance59 · 13 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance45 · 12 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance43 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 38 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 7 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance28 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’16 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’97–’09

Northland’11–’14

National Interstate’16–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2016

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Feb 2009	$750K	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jul 1993 → Feb 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 102
Observed power (24 mo): 89
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,197

NY busiest

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

Home base

ANDOVER, NY

558 LANE SCHOOL ROAD

Top corridor

NY 771 · PA 347 · IN 32

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 343038 USDOT 3403941 USDOT 2855991 USDOT 846748 USDOT 1078553

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@stx.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 1138455 USDOT 3403941

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

102

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 558 LANE SCHOOL ROAD, ANDOVER, NY, 14806
Mailing address: 558 LANE SCHOOL RD, ANDOVER, NY, 14806
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (607) 478-8503
Email: jmullen@stx.net
Web domain: stx.net

Registration

Officer: John R Mills
USDOT / docket: 276684 · MC-198252
First registered: Jul 23, 1986
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 2,852,278 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 6, 1992
D-U-N-S: 181757071

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

102

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,852,278

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 SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC.

SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 276684) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 1,197 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1,154 vehicle-level and 1,197 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 102 power units and 67 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 276684, and its motor carrier number is MC-198252.

Is SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC has a 6.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,473 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).