← Back to Search

VALIDATED

ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC

Trust Score

Excellent Why this score?

Company CheckADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC · DOT 1169936

22333 171ST LN SE, KENT, WA, 98042

DOT# 1169936 MC# 469566 Kent, Washington 22 years

CARRIER

★★★★★ Ratings & reviews

Save to favorites Watch, alerts on changes Write a review Add a private note Download PDF report

Create free account →

Free • 30 seconds • Already a member? Log in

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

Is this your company? Claim your profile →

Just researching? Create a free account →

Deep records on this carrier, only on LoadWrap

SMS BASIC Scores→ Safety & Inspections→ Licensing & Insurance→ Know Your Rights→ VIN Watch & CARB Check→ Get Change Alerts→

Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 11 violations (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

PhoneSign in to view

EmailSign in to view

Physical Address22333 171ST LN SE, KENT, WA, 98042

Mailing Address22333 171ST LN SE, KENT, WA, 98042

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC469566

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 3.82 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .92 · 10 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 4.92 · 18 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,658,142 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/18/2019

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/13/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF006392

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet22 units

Drivers22

Mileage2,658,142 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total71

Out of Service2

OOS Rate2.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total28

Out of Service7

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/18/2019 | Rated: 01/12/2009

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

20 · 1 OOS -

2024

39 · 6 OOS ▲

2025

34 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

17 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

4 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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, 63 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (12.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/06/2024	RURAL	SD	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
08/02/2024	KENNEWICK	WA	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/24/2024	LEVEE TWP	IL	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/08/2024	LINCOLN	NE	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

68 roadside violations across 63 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 36 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 12 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 4 violations · 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/23/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLE ELUM WA	11	0	1	0	10	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALLAO MO	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2026	US	Full (Level I)	ASHLAND MT	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOSES LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLANKINTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORDSVILLE AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLENSBURG WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHITE LAKE SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	3	2	1	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIDGEFIELD WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	MS	Full (Level I)	IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-LEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	HAUGAN MT	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BERESFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S #24 W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SNOQUALMIE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUNTINGTON OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLE ELUM WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TROY AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOVERDALE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GLENDIVE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SELAH WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLE ELUM WA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORDSVILLE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLE ELUM WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLLIERVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RENTON WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EMERSON GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	POST FALLS ID	4	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUIS MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROYDON UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHENEY WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS MT	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	WELLINGTON UT	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 2, 1038 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	WA	Full (Level I)	PLYMOUTH WA	7	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALCORN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON BENNET RD, 1 MILES SOUTH FR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SMYRNA TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYTOWN WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2024	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KEMMMERER POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FEDERAL WAY NORTHBOUND SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	EMERY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OSAGE COUNTY - 139	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLENSBURG WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALCORN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRENADA COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCMINN COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTTE MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2023	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	I90MP3	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANDVIEW WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA GRANDE - 2 MI W LA GRANDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC68 TOKIO EASTBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC64 EAST SPOKANE (POE)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYETH WB - 10 MI E CASCADE LCK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections66

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 18 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2019-09-05	Intrastate Out of Service	ACTIVE	2019-09-06

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/09/2003	02/28/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP65129A	$1,000,000	08/25/2009	09/01/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP65129A	$0	08/25/2009	09/01/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0048321	$0	06/18/2009	08/25/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0048321	$1,000,000	06/18/2009	08/25/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0048321	$1,000,000	03/01/2009	06/18/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0048321	$0	03/01/2009	06/18/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479702	$0	03/01/2008	03/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479702	$750,000	03/01/2008	03/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TPN-000014	$1,000,000	03/01/2007	03/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TPN-000014	$1,000,000	03/01/2007	03/29/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TPN-000014	$0	03/01/2007	03/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TPN-000014	$0	03/01/2007	03/29/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00145001	$0	01/01/2007	03/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00145001	$750,000	01/01/2007	03/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP35522A	$1,000,000	01/01/2006	01/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP35522A	$0	01/01/2006	01/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3038222	$1,000,000	01/01/2005	01/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	MC3038222	$0	01/01/2005	01/01/2006	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC469566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2007
MC469566	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	10/30/2003	-	-
MC469566	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/17/2003	REVOKED	02/28/2007
MC469566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/07/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/2017
MC469566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/29/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2009
MC469566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/22/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/19/2009
MC469566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/02/2009
MC469566	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/11/2005	-	-

No revocation records.

Stay ahead of changes

You are checking ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC today. We can keep watching them for you.

Authority gets revoked, insurance lapses, and a company that looks clean today can change overnight. Create an account, add this company to your list,
and the moment their authority, insurance, safety or contact details change, you see it on your dashboard, or get it by email with Pro.

Add them to your list

Keep this company and every partner you vet in one place you can come back to.

Get a change alert

The moment authority, insurance or safety status moves, you hear about it first.

See the full history

Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/13/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% 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.

ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

You are checking ADVANTAGE EXPRESS INC today. We can keep watching them for you.

Add them to your list

Get a change alert

See the full history