Carrier profile · USDOT 508696 · MC-204322 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC

42 power unitsavg 9 yrLocal · 2 statesHAZELWOOD, MO94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204322 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(314) 452-3547 Email dispatchmkowalczyk@fastrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes16 crashes involving injuries are on 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 64 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.7 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 42-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’94–’01

Auto Owners’06–’12

Acuity A’12–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Apr 2025	$1M	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2012	$1M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Mar 2006	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2005	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1994 → Jan 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

14.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

HAZELWOOD, MO

7045 NORTH HANLEY RD

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MO

IL 26 · MO 20

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 1309810 USDOT 1880751 USDOT 36684 USDOT 262824 USDOT 2287648 USDOT 850629

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fastrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 418775

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 7045 NORTH HANLEY RD, HAZELWOOD, MO, 63042
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (314) 452-3547
Email: mkowalczyk@fastrans.com
Web domain: fastrans.com

Registration

Officers: Martin Kowalczyk · Alan Redszus
USDOT / docket: 508696 · MC-204322
First registered: Jan 4, 1993
Last MCS-150: May 28, 2026 · 1,689,810 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 3, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,689,810

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 TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC.

TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 508696) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It reports 42 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 3, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 508696, and its motor carrier number is MC-204322.

Is TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC's safety record?

TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).