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Company CheckAIR CARTAGE EXPRESS LLC · DOT 859758

45180 GLOBAL PLAZA #150, STERLING, VA, 20166

DOT# 859758 MC# 378730 Sterling, Virginia 23 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jan 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 29, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Dec 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 5, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(703) 464-5960

Fax(703) 464-5967

Email[email protected]

Physical Address45180 GLOBAL PLAZA #150, STERLING, VA, 20166

Mailing AddressPO BOX 16678, WASHINGTON, DC, 20041-6678

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC378730

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 years

Company Overview

AIR CARTAGE EXPRESS LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Sterling, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 23 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/01/2000. The fleet consists of 15 power units and 14 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 346,801 miles (2020). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 41 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, AIR CARTAGE EXPRESS LLC has a Trust Score of 93/100 (Excellent).

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 2.86 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.25 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .52 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.61 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage346,801 miles

Mileage Year2020

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS12.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective05/13/2024

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT22427A

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers14

Mileage346,801 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service2

OOS Rate8.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service2

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

9 · 2 OOS -

2024

11 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

16 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Dec 2025, 23 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (17.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
01/07/2026	BRADDOCK HEIGHTS	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/05/2024	GREENVILLE	NC	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 23 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

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 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 (36)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/29/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	WARREN COUNTY, I-85, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PA	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELMONT OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION N	4	1	3	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	PETERSBURG VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASONVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHANTILLY VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	US	Full (Level I)	MEBANE NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	PETERSBURG VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	STRAUGHN IN	3	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FABER VA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PETERSBURG VA	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE CITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I70 W 876 FEET WEST OF UNNA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELMONT COUNTY REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	I83 NB MM 33 NEWBERRY TWP - I8	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARSON SCALES SOUTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-65 NB 119.6	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2023	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 267	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	12/08/2001	01/31/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAX SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MCV0737894	$750,000	12/08/2000	12/08/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	S2083966	$750,000	09/22/2013	05/13/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1819169	$1,000,000	09/03/2012	09/22/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1819169	$1,000,000	09/03/2012	10/29/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 6418750	$1,000,000	06/09/2010	05/03/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 8011408	$1,000,000	05/13/2005	05/03/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6418750	$1,000,000	05/03/2012	09/03/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6418750	$1,000,000	05/03/2008	06/09/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL920504	$1,000,000	05/03/2007	04/10/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL920504	$1,000,000	05/03/2007	03/18/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	42 MS TA2058	$0	05/03/2005	04/25/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP2289280503	$1,000,000	05/03/2004	05/03/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF 2289280504	$0	05/03/2004	05/03/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF 228928 0502	$0	05/03/2002	05/03/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 228928 0502	$750,000	05/03/2002	05/03/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 4509556-2	$1,000,000	04/19/2000	09/24/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP9592504	$0	04/19/2000	10/07/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL920504	$1,000,000	03/18/2008	05/03/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	02/19/2002	02/19/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	02/19/2002	05/29/2002	Cancelled
35	BIPD	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	02/19/2002	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	01/31/2002	02/19/2002	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70BP 248286	$1,000,000	02/19/2002

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC378730	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2013
MC378730	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/02/2005	-	-
MC378730	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	04/10/2000	-	-
MC378730	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2008
MC378730	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2004
MC378730	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2008
MC378730	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/26/2003	REVOKED	05/09/2005

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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

Driver 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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.13 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: 2 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.13 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 8% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

AIR CARTAGE EXPRESS LLC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (36)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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