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CARGO EXPRESS INC

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

CARGO EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, organized as a corporation, based in Indianapolis, IN. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, 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 · Aug 4, 2025
Review these
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20).
On file
  • Broker bond/trust on file · Surety bond UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — CARGO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 698743)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20).

On file:
  • Broker bond/trust on file · Surety bond — UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/698743/
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 698743 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: JOHN ROWE Company officer 2: STEVE FUGATE General Freight Based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233992 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing · 2 bond/trust

BOC-3 agent

Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 698743
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 1997 (~29y)
MC / docket MC267627
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer JOHN ROWE
Company officer 2 STEVE FUGATE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 125,600 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (317) 381-6823
Physical
7640 MILES DR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46231
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 698743
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 1997 (~29y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 125,600 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20
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)

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 2005-05-04 (2,000+ 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 0 1 0
Trailers 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 100% —
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

CARGO EXPRESS INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 16.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in TN (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.47(e) (Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Great Dane and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 233,992 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,992 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,992 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-11 2025-01

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Tennessee (TN) 1 1 100.0% Jan 8, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Wabash National 3
Great Dane 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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 16.00 16 — 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 (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
83571996 Jan 8, 2025 TN 1 GILES COUNTY SCALES
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
UK 3327651 · 4V4NC9EH6PN330131
3 393.47E, 393.53B-B, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
81428124 Apr 18, 2024 TN 3 GILES COUNTY SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
UK 2883868 · 3AKJGLDR3LDLW0491
0 — No
80725001 Jan 23, 2024 TN 1 ARDMORE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2883868 · 3AKJGLDR3LDLW0491
0 — No
80193413 Nov 16, 2023 TN 1 GILES SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2883868 · 3AKJGLDR3LDLW0491
3 393.75(a)(3), 393.53(b), 393.47(e) Yes
79085191 Jul 6, 2023 TN 1 GILES COUNTY SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2883868 · 3AKJGLDR3LDLW0491
2 393.53(b), 393.47(e) No
78850475 Jun 9, 2023 TN 1 GILES COUNTY SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2883868 · 3AKJGLDR3LDLW0491
4 393.75(a)(3), 393.53(b), 393.47(e) Yes
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KY0000887485 Feb 12, 2001 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA015221900A Dec 11, 2000 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA001807900A Feb 3, 2000 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH-000200885 Jan 18, 2000 OH 0 1 No No Injury
IN990001036_ May 3, 1999 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC267627
Active
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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
May 4, 2005 MC267627-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (53 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA995930506 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Aug 4, 2025 May 26, 2026 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA995930506 91X $750,000 Aug 4, 2025 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA995930506 BIPD/Primary — Apr 20, 2025 Aug 4, 2025 CANCELLED
UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY UCSX900X8400 Surety — Nov 1, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY UCSX900X8400 84 — Nov 1, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY UCSX900X7722 SURETY — Oct 1, 2024 Nov 1, 2024 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2022 Oct 1, 2024 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2022 Oct 3, 2024 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2022 Oct 1, 2022 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2022 Oct 5, 2023 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2021 Oct 1, 2022 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2021 Oct 2, 2022 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2020 Oct 2, 2021 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2021 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10097705 SURETY — Oct 1, 2019 Oct 1, 2020 REPLACED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 1001000304 SURETY — Nov 24, 2018 Oct 1, 2019 CANCELLED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 1001000304 SURETY — Oct 1, 2016 Nov 24, 2018 CANCELLED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 1001000304 SURETY — Oct 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2016 CANCELLED
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY CA-K19662 BIPD/Primary — May 16, 2013 Apr 20, 2025 CANCELLED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 322696 SURETY — Jun 8, 2006 Oct 1, 2013 CANCELLED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 228955 SURETY — Jun 8, 2006 Jun 8, 2006 REPLACED
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY 228955 SURETY — Jun 8, 2006 Aug 9, 2006 CANCELLED
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY K19662 CARGO — Apr 20, 2005 Apr 9, 2011 CANCELLED
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY K19662 BIPD/Primary — Apr 20, 2005 May 16, 2013 REPLACED
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. DSHA00000516 BIPD/Primary — Apr 20, 2004 Apr 20, 2005 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 4, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jul 10, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Apr 20, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 14, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Nov 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED CASUALTY AND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Oct 3, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Oct 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Sep 23, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  9. Oct 5, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Sep 21, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  11. Oct 2, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Oct 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Sep 12, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  14. Oct 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Oct 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Sep 14, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  17. Oct 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Oct 1, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  19. Sep 20, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  20. Nov 24, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  21. Nov 5, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  22. Oct 1, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  23. Sep 16, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  24. Oct 2, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  25. Oct 1, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  26. May 16, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Apr 9, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Mar 21, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  29. Aug 9, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  30. Jun 8, 2006
    insurance
    CANCEL — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
  31. Jun 8, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  32. Jun 7, 2006
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  33. May 4, 2005
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  34. Apr 26, 2005
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  35. Apr 26, 2005
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  36. Apr 26, 2005
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-4d1aaa6e]
  37. Apr 20, 2005
    insurance
    CANCEL — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
  38. Apr 20, 2005
    insurance
    CANCEL — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
  39. Apr 21, 2004
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  40. Apr 20, 2004
    insurance
    CANCEL — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GILES COUNTY SCALES TN 4 2
ARDMORE TN TN 1 0
GILES SCALES TN 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 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
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 3 3

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