Carrier profile · USDOT 288155 · MC-186214 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Daybreak Express Inc

174 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 31 statesNEWARK, NJ88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-186214 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

174Power units

93 observed · MCS-150

142Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 589-5931 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 329 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

174 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

19 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

203 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 19.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 203 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.7 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

197 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 15

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 174-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 174
Inspections · 24 mo: 203
Annualized: ≈102 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving61 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 16 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Clarendon National’00–’03

United States’04–’08

Wausau’09–’12

Wesco’14–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2024

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jul 2009 → Oct 2009	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2008 → Aug 2009	$1M	2
NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2008	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Jan 2008	$1M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Dec 2000	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1997 → Aug 2000	$1M	5
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Nov 1997	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1996	$1M	4
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 174
Observed power (24 mo): 93
Trailers (towed): 142

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

200

VA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Virginia: 30 inspections
Maryland: 29 inspections
New York: 28 inspections
North Carolina: 23 inspections
New Jersey: 16 inspections
Pennsylvania: 14 inspections
Indiana: 7 inspections
Ohio: 6 inspections
California: 6 inspections
Delaware: 5 inspections
Georgia: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 3 inspections
Connecticut: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
New Hampshire: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

NEWARK, NJ

500 AVENUE P

Top corridor

VA ⇄ NJ

VA 30 · MD 29 · NY 28

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 42016 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1325925 USDOT 2730771 USDOT 440672 USDOT 917505 USDOT 4042794 USDOT 120195

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott fields — 4 carriers: USDOT 1128612 USDOT 1317179 USDOT 1551882

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

174

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 500 AVENUE P, NEWARK, NJ, 07105-4802
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (973) 589-5931
Fax: (973) 589-3762
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: dbke.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Fields · John Scerbo
USDOT / docket: 288155 · MC-186214
First registered: Mar 3, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 10,271,904 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 28, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

174

Power units

176

Drivers

176

CDL drivers

10,271,904

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC.

DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 288155) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 203 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 203 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 174 power units and 176 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 28, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 288155, and its motor carrier number is MC-186214.

Is DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC has a 19.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 329 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).