Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2026.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 3844981) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9.7 yr
Model years 2014–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number is 3844981, and its motor carrier number is MC-1399580.
As of 2026-06-13, VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
VALID EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION is based in UNIVERSITY PK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.
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14 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 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2025 → Jul 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2024 → May 2025 | $750K | 3 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2022 → Dec 2024 | $750K | 5 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2022 → May 2022 | $750K | 6 |
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 10 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 capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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