Carrier profile · USDOT 759924 · MC-342674 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Chief Express LLC

DBA CHIEF EXPRESS

60 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 21 statesSEAGROVE, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-342674 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

138Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 873-1100 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 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 335 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.0%

▼ 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

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 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 7.0%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 — 128 vehicle and 203 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.6% · 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 2.4 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

193 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 16

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 203
Annualized: ≈102 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’03–’08

National’10–’14

North River’15–’19

Arch’21–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2008	$750K	6
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2000 → Jun 2002	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jul 2000	$750K	2
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Jun 1999	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jul 1998 → Dec 1998	$750K	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): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 138

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

2013

Oldest model yr

64.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 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

201

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 123 inspections
Tennessee: 26 inspections
South Carolina: 13 inspections
Ohio: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 4 inspections
Georgia: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Virginia: 3 inspections
West Virginia: 3 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

SEAGROVE, NC

236 N BROAD STREET

Top corridor

NC 123 · TN 26 · SC 13

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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: 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 1489284 USDOT 2426429 USDOT 57029Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2532263 USDOT 3639964 USDOT 3957388 USDOT 3133360 USDOT 1489284 USDOT 3053989 USDOT 4213332 USDOT 3393096

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@chiefexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1785053

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 236 N BROAD STREET, SEAGROVE, NC, 27341
Mailing address: P O BOX 10, SEAGROVE, NC, 27341
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 873-1100
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: chiefexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Kennan L Hill · April Cheek
USDOT / docket: 759924 · MC-342674
First registered: Jul 16, 1998
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 5,060,187 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,060,187

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 CHIEF EXPRESS LLC.

CHIEF EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 759924) 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 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.0% 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 — 128 vehicle-level and 203 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHIEF EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

CHIEF EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 759924, and its motor carrier number is MC-342674.

Is CHIEF EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is CHIEF EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

CHIEF EXPRESS LLC has a 7.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 335 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).