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Company CheckV-TWIN EXPRESS LLC · DOT 449497

16520 E LASER DR STE 4, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85268

DOT# 449497 MC# 244014 Fountain Hills, Arizona 34 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jan 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address16520 E LASER DR STE 4, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85268

Mailing AddressPO BOX 17090, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85269

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/18/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Jul 10, 2014 · active

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Jul 2014 to Jul 2014 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC244014

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating34 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.71 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .78 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.78 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage150,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS55.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/29/1993

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/18/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Policy #101556393

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage150,000 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service5

OOS Rate55.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/29/1993 | Rated: 04/22/1993

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

7 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Apr 2026, 8 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/08/2025	Not Reported	GA	0	2	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

25 roadside violations across 8 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 16 violations · 4 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/28/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	ALMA KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	SHELBINA MO	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	E/B I-8 W/OF SR-186	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	YUMA AZ	6	3	0	2	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	SEDONA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US S 77 MM 708	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	GRAHAM COUNTY - 065	6	0	1	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKER AZ	14	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	20TH ST AND SR 80 DOUGLAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	12/27/1995	02/16/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT0000878	$1,000,000	12/15/1999	02/23/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	12/13/1994	02/10/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	11/29/1994	12/14/1994	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	11/27/1995	12/27/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	11/27/1995	12/28/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT0000878	$1,000,000	10/16/1999	12/15/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT0000878	$1,000,000	10/16/1999	05/23/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN603314	$1,000,000	09/22/2008	09/07/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTT500336	$1,000,000	08/19/1999	11/27/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTT500336	$1,000,000	08/19/1999	10/16/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2483167	$750,000	07/27/1998	12/15/1998	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	07/10/2014	07/10/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	06/22/1995	11/27/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT0000878	$1,000,000	05/23/2000	10/16/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN603314	$1,000,000	04/25/2008	06/23/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK0000543	$1,000,000	03/21/2001	03/21/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK0000543	$1,000,000	03/21/2001	09/16/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK0000543	$1,000,000	03/21/2001	10/15/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK0000543	$1,000,000	03/19/2001	03/21/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK0000543	$1,000,000	03/19/2001	04/20/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN019236	$1,000,000	03/09/2010	04/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN019236	$1,000,000	03/09/2010	03/09/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP32198A	$750,000	02/10/1995	06/22/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC244014	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/02/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/26/1993
MC244014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/26/2008	REVOKED	09/14/2009
MC244014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/10/1999	REVOKED	01/04/2001
MC244014	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/06/2014	-	-
MC244014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/04/2001	REVOKED	01/02/2002
MC244014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/31/1992	REVOKED	05/14/1996
MC244014	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/1996
MC244014	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2000
MC244014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/12/2010	-	-

No revocation records.

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84/100

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 84

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 55.5556% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 55.5556% 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.

V-TWIN EXPRESS LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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 (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (12)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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