Carrier profile · USDOT 1294826 · MC-502688 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC

3 power unitsavg 13.7 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-502688 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 256-6501 Email dispatchvikingexpress2003@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 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.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 8 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 3 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 13.3 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive County’08–’11

Hallmark County’13–’15

Northland’15–’17

Great West’21–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2021 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	10
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2012 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2008 → May 2011	$750K	7
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2006	$750K	4
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

11600 JONES RD STE 108 ROOM 16

Top corridor

TX 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3996412Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3996412

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim peterson — 8 carriers: USDOT 393268 USDOT 775386 USDOT 946499 USDOT 1268186 USDOT 1356989 USDOT 1421034 USDOT 1942244

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: 11600 JONES RD STE 108 ROOM 16, HOUSTON, TX, 77070
Mailing address: PO BOX 40892, HOUSTON, TX, 77240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 256-6501
Email: vikingexpress2003@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Tim Peterson
USDOT / docket: 1294826 · MC-502688
First registered: Oct 13, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

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 VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC.

VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 1294826) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1294826, and its motor carrier number is MC-502688.

Is VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC's safety record?

VIKING EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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.