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HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC

HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 9 power units and 9 drivers, based in Miami, FL. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Jul 29, 2025
Policy effective · Jul 29, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 20 days Jul 9, 2025 → Jul 29, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 9.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 17.9% vs peer 7.70% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 37 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc · BMC-91 Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC (USDOT 1150323)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 20 days — Jul 9, 2025 → Jul 29, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 9.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 17.9% vs peer 7.70%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 37 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc · BMC-91
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1150323/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1150323 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ERNESTO MALAGA General Freight Based in MIAMI, FL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 9.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 17.9% vs peer median 7.7% (worse). n=113319 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1150323
In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2003 (~23y)
MC / docket MC464547
Company officer ERNESTO MALAGA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 9
Annual mileage 400,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (786) 336-0601
Email: [email protected]
Physical
7100 NW 77 CT
MIAMI, FL 33166
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1150323
In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2003 (~23y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 400,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-09-08 (9 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units
9
Drivers
9
Inspections
78
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
17.9%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
37
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 17.9% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 113,319 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
9.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 113,319 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
17.9%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.7%
Median across 113,319 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +10.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 9, 2025 to Jul 29, 2025 (20 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 5 — 1.01 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 8 — 1.04 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 9 — 15.30 15 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 22 — 8.17 8 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (78 rows) View all 78 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88584875 Jul 31, 2026 AZ 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL DF20LB · 4V4NC9EH9FN184421
4 392.82DUMT, 393.55C2-B, 393.78A-WS No
88519369 Jul 24, 2026 AZ 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL DF21LB · 4V4NC9EH8HN972402
2 392.2-INAT, 392.16-D No
88376219 Jul 10, 2026 CA 3 DESERT HILLS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL DF22LB · 4V4NC9EH0PN603094
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
88373998 Jul 10, 2026 LA 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD932Y · 4V4NC9EH4EN172434
0 — No
88201397 Jun 19, 2026 AZ 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD932Y · 4V4NC9EH4EN172434
4 393.45B2-BHTD, 395.24, 393.11A1-CSURR Yes
87906403 May 18, 2026 AZ 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD826W · 4V4NC9EH9FN184421
15 395.8E-HOSPDELDT, 391.11B2-Q, 393.45D-BAAL Yes
87562526 Apr 10, 2026 TX 2 IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
5 9TS, 3A1, 17C No
87352550 Mar 20, 2026 AZ 2 EHRENBERG AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD825W · 4V4NC9EH3FN184429
5 391.11B2-Q, 396.5B-HWSL, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86688906 Dec 31, 2025 LA 3 HAMMOND LA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD828W · 4V4NC9EH0PN603094
1 395.22H1-ELDNUM No
86459839 Dec 1, 2025 NM 2 I-10 EB
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
1 392.2C No
86441432 Nov 26, 2025 NM 3 NM
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD828W · 4V4NC9EH0PN603094
1 392.2C No
86395380 Nov 21, 2025 AZ 2 GILA BEND AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE409C · 4V4NC9EH8HN972402
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LLPL Yes
86272034 Nov 6, 2025 AZ 1 SAN SIMON AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
2 393.207C-SSLMS, 393.209E-SPSLA Yes
86018883 Oct 10, 2025 CA 1 ca-mt.-pass-if
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD822W · 4V4NC9EH6EN161936
2 393.47E, 393.53B-B No
85955900 Oct 2, 2025 AZ 2 SANDERS AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE409C · 4V4NC9EH8HN972402
5 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 393.55E-B, 393.60C No
85958818 Oct 1, 2025 NM 2 TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE409C · 4V4NC9EH8HN972402
2 391.11B2-Q, 393.55E Yes
85820708 Sep 17, 2025 AZ 2 SAN SIMON AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
0 — No
87460671 Sep 10, 2025 NM 2 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
4 391.11B4-DEN, 395.8A-ELD, 393.11 Yes
85586443 Aug 21, 2025 CA 1 MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE409C · 4V4NC9EH8HN972402
2 393.47E, 396.3A1-ALBV No
85572349 Aug 21, 2025 AZ 2 BENSON AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD822W · 4V4NC9EH6EN161936
6 393.11B-CSURR, 393.55E-B, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
85340723 Jul 24, 2025 TX 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD823W · 4V4NC9EH2EN167149
10 392.9AA1, 391.11B2-Q, 395.22H1 Yes
85152820 Jul 7, 2025 NM 3 I-10 23 WB
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD827W · 4V4NC9EH2PN602531
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
85462519 Jul 4, 2025 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD827W · 4V4NC9EH2PN602531
0 — No
85095967 Jun 27, 2025 CA 2 CACHE CREEK SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD828W · 4V4NC9EH0PN603094
2 396.5B-HWSL Yes
85039414 Jun 24, 2025 NM 3 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XD822W · 4V4NC9EH6EN161936
0 — No
Recent Crashes View all 37 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC464547
Active
Granted Sep 8, 2026
View full authority record →
common
MC464547
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 1, 2025 MC464547-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (28 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc RKT0718215901 BMC-91 — Jul 29, 2026 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY CA860902816 91X $750,000 Oct 16, 2025 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY CA860902816 BIPD/Primary — Jul 29, 2025 Oct 16, 2025 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 20 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 9, 2025 to Jul 29, 2025
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-25 BIPD/Primary — May 2, 2025 Jul 9, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-25 BIPD/Primary — Feb 26, 2025 May 2, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-25 BIPD/Primary — Feb 2, 2025 Feb 26, 2025 REPLACED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-25 BIPD/Primary — Feb 2, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Aug 31, 2024 Feb 2, 2025 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Jun 17, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Jun 7, 2024 Jul 6, 2024 CANCELLED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Jun 7, 2024 Jun 17, 2024 REPLACED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Feb 2, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 REPLACED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC SWR-FL-0002555-24 BIPD/Primary — Feb 2, 2024 Jun 7, 2024 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0073653001 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2016 Feb 9, 2024 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0073653001 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2016 Feb 2, 2024 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CT751364003 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2015 Nov 23, 2016 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CT751364-3607-071 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2007 Nov 23, 2015 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CT751364-3607-071 CARGO — Nov 23, 2007 Apr 25, 2011 CANCELLED
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY 7523962 CARGO — Dec 18, 2006 Nov 23, 2007 REPLACED
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY TC023872 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2006 Nov 23, 2007 CANCELLED
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY TC015980 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2005 Nov 23, 2006 CANCELLED
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY 7475959 CARGO — Dec 18, 2004 Dec 18, 2006 REPLACED
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY TC009981 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2004 Nov 23, 2005 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 454736 BIPD/Primary — Jul 11, 2004 Nov 23, 2004 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 8, 2026
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  2. Sep 3, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 16, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 1, 2025
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  5. Jul 15, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Jul 15, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  7. Jul 9, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  8. Jul 9, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 20 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 29, 2025)
  9. May 5, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. May 2, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  11. Mar 27, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  12. Feb 26, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  13. Feb 2, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  14. Jan 31, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Aug 31, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  16. Aug 30, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Jul 6, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  18. Jun 18, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Jun 17, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  20. Jun 7, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  21. May 21, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Feb 9, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Feb 5, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Feb 2, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Feb 2, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
  26. Nov 23, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Nov 23, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Nov 24, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  29. Nov 23, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  30. Apr 25, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Nov 23, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. Nov 23, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Nov 21, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  34. Dec 18, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  35. Nov 23, 2006
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Nov 21, 2006
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  37. Nov 23, 2005
    insurance
    CANCEL — AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY
  38. Nov 18, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  39. Dec 18, 2004
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
  40. Dec 1, 2004
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →

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