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Company CheckAFS CARGO EXPRESS INC · DOT 1165720

DBA: K-APEX (AFS)

76 CENTRAL AVENUE, KEARNY, NJ, 07032

DOT# 1165720 MC# 468729 Kearny, New Jersey 21 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Aug 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
DBA name changed.

Safety & compliance 3

Jul 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address76 CENTRAL AVENUE, KEARNY, NJ, 07032

Mailing Address1541 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME, CA, 94010

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC468729

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 18.16 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/25/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective08/16/2025

CompanyPRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

Policy #PC25081919

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service2

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/25/2024 | Rated: 08/31/2007

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 3 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 3 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 21 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVINGTON TWP PA	8	0	4	4	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENS NY	7	1	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	ON TRENTON FWY SB AT THE TOLLS	11	2	0	11	2	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	BURLINGAME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	BURLINGAME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	BURLINGAME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I81 SB MM 232 GREAT BEND TWP -	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CTS0030997	$1,000,000	10/22/2003	04/29/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ALM4002150907	$0	09/17/2007	07/18/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ALM4002150907	$0	09/17/2007	06/16/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP163574	$1,000,000	08/29/2007	06/16/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081620	$750,000	08/16/2024	08/11/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081620	$750,000	08/16/2024	07/02/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081620	$750,000	07/03/2025	08/16/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081620	$750,000	07/02/2025	08/06/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081620	$750,000	07/02/2025	07/03/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA2433690-02	$750,000	06/16/2022	08/16/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA2433690-02	$750,000	06/16/2022	08/24/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433690-00	$750,000	06/16/2020	01/30/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433690-00	$750,000	06/16/2020	01/28/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	TWP500026-00	$750,000	06/16/2019	06/16/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	TWP20019201	$750,000	06/16/2018	06/16/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	TWP20019200	$1,000,000	06/16/2017	06/16/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TWP0005000	$1,000,000	06/16/2015	06/16/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	TIPKG0002600	$1,000,000	06/16/2012	06/16/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICCA0002929	$1,000,000	06/16/2011	06/16/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICCA0001325	$1,000,000	06/16/2010	06/16/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICCA0001325	$1,000,000	06/16/2010	08/20/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICCA0001325	$1,000,000	06/16/2010	06/16/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICCA0002965	$1,000,000	06/16/2009	06/16/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	QT 660 7444L546 TIL 08	$0	06/16/2008	07/20/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LG100102644	$750,000	06/16/2008	06/16/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	4IMW01148	$0	06/06/2005	05/26/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	4IMW01148	$0	06/06/2005	05/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	IMW01598	$0	05/01/2006	07/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	CTI0028646	$1,000,000	05/01/2006	05/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 200376702	$1,000,000	05/01/2006	06/17/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 200376702	$1,000,000	05/01/2006	05/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 200376702	$1,000,000	05/01/2005	05/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 2003767	$1,000,000	05/01/2004	05/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433690-00	$750,000	01/30/2021	03/08/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433690-00	$750,000	01/30/2021	01/28/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433690-00	$750,000	01/28/2021	06/16/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC468729	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	10/20/2003	-	-
MC468729	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/19/2007	-	-
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/29/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/2024
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/26/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2010
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/18/2025
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2025
MC468729	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/14/2005	REVOKED	05/07/2007
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/21/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2018
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/21/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2012
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2020
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2019
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2015
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2011
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/14/2010
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2009
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2006
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2021
MC468729	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/04/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/05/2021

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95/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Inspection Records (8)

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