MPS EXPRESS LLC

SINKING SPRING, PA

MPS EXPRESS LLC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers, based in Sinking Spring, PA. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with CANAL INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for 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
Policy effective · Nov 1, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MPS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3866990)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3866990/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3866990 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MAURO A POUERIE-MERCEDES General Freight Based in SINKING SPRING, PA

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=323670 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3866990
In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2022 (~4y)
MC / docket MC1414526
Company officer MAURO A POUERIE-MERCEDES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 109,146 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1790 SOUTH MOUNTAIN DR
SINKING SPRING, PA 19608
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3866990
In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2022 (~4y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 109,146 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2022-12-06 (1,386 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 3 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
3
Drivers
3
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

MPS EXPRESS LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 20.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in PA (2 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; top code 393.11 (No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Freightliner, Great Dane, and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 323,670 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 323,670 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 323,670 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-04 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 0 0.0% Sep 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 5
Utility 2
Wabash National 2
Great Dane 1
Hyundai 1
Volvo 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 20.25 20 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89014918 Sep 16, 2026 PA 3 MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16-D No
87569533 Apr 14, 2026 PA 1 BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP PA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
7 45D-B, 95A4-EEUS, 55C2-B No
82655904 Sep 12, 2024 PA 1 I-78 WEST AT STATE ROUTE 611
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
9 393.47(b), 396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a) Yes
82511330 Aug 27, 2024 PA 1 pa-i78-wb-mm-76-williams-twp---i7
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.47(e), 393.53(b), 395.22(g) No
81498559 Apr 30, 2024 PA 1 pa-i78-wb-mm-76-williams-twp---i7
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
9 393.75(a)(3), 393.11, 393.9(a) Yes
81373658 Apr 16, 2024 NJ 2 GREENWICH EB SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.11, 393.78, 392.2 No
Authority Records (1 docket)
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
Dec 6, 2022 MC1414526-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1136378023 91X $750,000 Nov 1, 2024 On file ACTIVE
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY TEA370139323 BIPD/Primary Nov 1, 2023 Nov 1, 2024 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA963030842 BIPD/Primary Nov 1, 2022 Nov 1, 2023 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Oct 31, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Nov 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Dec 6, 2022
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(b) Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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