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Company CheckLIONS EXPRESS LLC · DOT 3136945

3023 ROUTE 206, COLUMBUS, NJ, 08022

DOT# 3136945 MC# 96596 Columbus, New Jersey 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(609) 575-6584

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3023 ROUTE 206, COLUMBUS, NJ, 08022

Mailing Address3023 ROUTE 206, COLUMBUS, NJ, 08022-1310

Other Companies at This Address

Address3023 ROUTE 206, COLUMBUS, NJ 08022

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
LIONS EXPRESS LLC this company	3136945	(609) 575-6584	Active
MAHTAB CARRIER LLC	3123331	(609) 575-6584	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC096596

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Company Overview

LIONS EXPRESS LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Columbus, New Jersey. The company has been in operation for 8 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/16/2018. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 417,963 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, LIONS EXPRESS LLC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage417,963 miles

Mileage Year2023

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers4

Mileage417,963 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15004/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

2 · 1 OOS —

2024

2 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/26/2024 ▼	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON CITY TN	1	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.8(a)(1) — ELD required but not used OOS (HOS Compliance)
04/23/2024 ▼	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOHAWK TN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.8(a)(1) — ELD required but not used OOS (HOS Compliance)
11/30/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40 KNOXVILLE WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/24/2023 ▼	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-81 SULLIVAN	6	2	6	2	0	0	-
Violations (6) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 387.403(b) — CFR 387.403(b) Non-OOS 387.303(b)(4) — CFR 387.303(b)(4) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 7660633	$750,000	07/06/2020	05/23/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXNJ00184800	$750,000	05/23/2023	05/23/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 7660633	$750,000	05/23/2021	05/23/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 7660633	$750,000	05/23/2018	07/06/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC096596	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2020
MC096596	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/06/2018	REVOKED	05/29/2024

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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) knockout	−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.

LIONS EXPRESS LLC

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Inspection Records (4)

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