Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 21, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) reports 3 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2026.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2175448) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13.5 yr
Model years 2005–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2175448, and its motor carrier number is MC-755546.
As of 2026-06-21, UPLAND EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC operates 3 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
UPLAND EXPRESS LLC is based in KINGSPORT, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
Comparable carriers around Kingsport and across Tennessee
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Feb 2021 → Feb 2026 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2020 → Feb 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) | Feb 2019 → Feb 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Feb 2018 → Feb 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2017 → Feb 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2014 → Sep 2017 | $750K | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Aug 2011 → Aug 2014 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
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 and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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