Carrier profile · USDOT 1925655 · MC-688618 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

VAUGHAN XPRESS INC

66 power unitsavg 7.5 yrNational · 22 statesLAGRANGE, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-688618 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

66Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 885-1248 Email dispatchsonyia@vaughanxpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 119 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

66 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6

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 66-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 66
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Westfield’09–’18

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2018

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Oct 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 66
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

32.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

LAGRANGE, GA

120 COOLEY INDUSTRIAL DRIVE

Top corridor

GA 20 · LA 6 · SC 6

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: 3 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 1838021 USDOT 3686860 USDOT 54054Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 985416 USDOT 186375 USDOT 1838021 USDOT 2543774 USDOT 1945697 USDOT 3686860 USDOT 54054 USDOT 618907

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vaughanxpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3742168

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jerrell vaughan — 3 carriers: USDOT 869240 USDOT 934759

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: 120 COOLEY INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, LAGRANGE, GA, 30241
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 885-1248
Fax: (706) 885-1249
Email: sonyia@vaughanxpress.com
Web domain: vaughanxpress.com

Registration

Officers: Raymon Vaughan · Jerrell Vaughan
USDOT / docket: 1925655 · MC-688618
First registered: Aug 13, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 11, 2025 · 4,500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,500,000

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 VAUGHAN XPRESS INC.

VAUGHAN XPRESS INC (USDOT 1925655) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 2, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 27, 2026.

It reports 66 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VAUGHAN XPRESS INC's USDOT number?

VAUGHAN XPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1925655, and its motor carrier number is MC-688618.

Is VAUGHAN XPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 27, 2026, VAUGHAN XPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VAUGHAN XPRESS INC's safety record?

VAUGHAN XPRESS INC has a 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 119 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).