Carrier profile · USDOT 1189943 · MC-475067 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

USA EXPRESS INC

49 power unitsavg 9.6 yrNational · 24 statesMERIDIAN, ID88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-475067 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(208) 870-3691 Email dispatchsafety@usaxinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 233 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

165 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 165 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 10.4 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

160 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 16

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

≈1.7 / 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: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 165
Annualized: ≈83 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving45 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’04–’09

Zurich American’09–’12

Great West’16–’22

Canal’22–’25

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2022 → Jan 2025	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2016 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jan 2012	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2009 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Feb 2009	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

66.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

165

CA busiest

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

Home base

MERIDIAN, ID

108 EAST 3RD STREET

Top corridor

CA ⇄ ID

CA 85 · WA 19 · UT 9

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: 13 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1277903 USDOT 3192155 USDOT 2627544 USDOT 3880440 USDOT 3409065 USDOT 1499885 USDOT 2425748 USDOT 2165962Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (86 trucks · 75 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2473334 USDOT 3247285 USDOT 3603275 USDOT 3627532 USDOT 4087658 USDOT 2100899 USDOT 2552271 USDOT 3880440

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@usaxinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1750077 USDOT 4213100

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: 108 EAST 3RD STREET, MERIDIAN, ID, 83642
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (208) 870-3691
Email: safety@usaxinc.com
Web domain: usaxinc.com

Registration

Officer: Nazar Gridyushko
USDOT / docket: 1189943 · MC-475067
First registered: Nov 26, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 1,983,290 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 6, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,983,290

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 USA EXPRESS INC.

USA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1189943) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 165 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 165 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 6, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is USA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

USA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1189943, and its motor carrier number is MC-475067.

Is USA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, USA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is USA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

USA EXPRESS INC has a 17.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 233 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).