Carrier profile · USDOT 593383 · MC-286906 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Scales Express Inc

DBA SCALES

205 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 19 statesTIFTON, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-286906 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

205Power units

159 observed · MCS-150

259Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 386-8015 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 record8 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 412 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

23 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

205 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 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

315 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 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 126 vehicle and 315 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.3% · 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 10.2 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

310 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 26

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 205-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 205
Inspections · 24 mo: 315
Annualized: ≈158 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving105 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance39 · 34 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance32 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’08–’12

Northland’15–’18

Sentry Select’19–’24

1995200320112019now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Jun 2024	$1M	4
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Mar 2019	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Jun 2015	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2008 → Oct 2012	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2005	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2004	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$1M	4
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → May 2001	$1M	7
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Jan 2000	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Feb 1999	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1995 → Dec 1996	$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): 205
Observed power (24 mo): 159
Trailers (towed): 259

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 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

313

GA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Georgia: 125 inspections
Florida: 60 inspections
South Carolina: 35 inspections
North Carolina: 22 inspections
Tennessee: 11 inspections
Mississippi: 10 inspections
Alabama: 8 inspections
Louisiana: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 6 inspections
Texas: 5 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Missouri: 5 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
West Virginia: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

TIFTON, GA

121 JORDAN ROAD

Top corridor

GA 125 · FL 60 · SC 35

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 15 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3554399 USDOT 3945632 USDOT 1955762 USDOT 434467 USDOT 445219 USDOT 1137660 USDOT 3017703 USDOT 3771325Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2514604 USDOT 3416535 USDOT 3416589 USDOT 445219 USDOT 1510668 USDOT 2207361 USDOT 3554399 USDOT 3945632

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@volinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 445219 USDOT 940853

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

205

Observed (24 mo)

159

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 121 JORDAN ROAD, TIFTON, GA, 31793
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (229) 386-8015
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: volinc.com

Registration

Officers: Tyler Watts · Larry Sellers
USDOT / docket: 593383 · MC-286906
First registered: Mar 10, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 12,237,785 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 19, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

205

Power units

205

Drivers

205

CDL drivers

12,237,785

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 SCALES EXPRESS INC.

SCALES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 593383) 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 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 $0 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% 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 315 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 126 vehicle-level and 315 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 205 power units and 205 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 19, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SCALES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SCALES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 593383, and its motor carrier number is MC-286906.

Is SCALES EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SCALES EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SCALES EXPRESS INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 412 roadside inspections, with 23 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).