Carrier profile · USDOT 289876 · MC-198624 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC

28 power unitsavg 12.8 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHUGOTON, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198624 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(620) 544-7500 Email dispatchdougm@martintruckinginc.com

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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 record4 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 81 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

56 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 56 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · 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 14.6 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

53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 56
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 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$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’13 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lexington’93–’99

Great West’93–’99

Union’00–’07

Axis Surplus’10–’13

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2013

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2013	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$5M	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$5M	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2007	$5M	7
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1999 → Sep 1999	$5M	2
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2000	$5M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Feb 1996	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1993 → Aug 1999	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1993 → Sep 1999	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

HUGOTON, KS

1015 WEST CITY LIMITS

Top corridor

KS 31 · OK 11 · MO 4

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 266598 USDOT 636095 USDOT 2465051Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 266598 USDOT 2258317 USDOT 3261827 USDOT 185040 USDOT 668590 USDOT 2465051 USDOT 2261239 USDOT 3782331

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@martintruckinginc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 266598 USDOT 3739098

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 1015 WEST CITY LIMITS, HUGOTON, KS, 67951
Mailing address: P O BOX Q, HUGOTON, KS, 67951
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (620) 544-7500
Email: dougm@martintruckinginc.com
Web domain: martintruckinginc.com

Registration

Officers: Douglas Martin · Doug Martin
USDOT / docket: 289876 · MC-198624
First registered: Apr 8, 1987
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2026 · 2,173,013 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 22, 2005
D-U-N-S: 183292507

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,173,013

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 SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC.

SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 289876) 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 56 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 56 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 22, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 289876, and its motor carrier number is MC-198624.

Is SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC has a 10.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).