ARBITER EXPRESS LLC
DBA: ARBITER EXPRESS
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 26
- Drivers · CDL
- 13 · 13
- Annual miles
- 722k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Trailers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Registration
- Registered
- 03-31-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-08-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ZOUA HANG
- Officer
- PAO HANG
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not enough record to grade yet.
13 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 2
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Michigan (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.038 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 0.38 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 0.38 | 0.77 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
20 violations · 24 months-
Hours of service No alert7 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 4 OOSLights 4 · Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 1
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug62025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan132025MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Northland Insurance Companyon record since Oct 4, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2010
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → Northland Insurance Company (Sep 2025); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 4, 2026, replaced the same day)
- FMCSA's record shows a suspension of the operating authority on Oct 5, 2026 while a filing by Northland Insurance Company was in force; FMCSA has corrected suspensions its new system issued in error. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 7, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
15 filings and 7 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 7, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Oct 5, 2026Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on filea liability filing was in force on FMCSA's record that dayFMCSA's new system
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Oct 4, 2026Northland Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 4, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Oct 4, 2026took effectFMCSA's new system
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Sep 24, 2025Northland Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 4, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 18, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2025 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2024MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2023FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2022NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2021NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 25, 2021SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEASTLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2021 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 25, 2013ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 25, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 28, 2021 came after the replacement; 96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2013CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 25, 2013 · replaced by another insurerL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 15, 2013opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 16, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2012CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 16, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 17, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2012CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 13, 2012 · superseded by the same policy8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2011NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 16, 2012 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 21, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 11, 2011opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 16, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 22, 2010Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2010LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 16, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2010LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 16, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Georgia 5
- Michigan (HQ) 3
- Florida 2
- Tennessee 2
- South Carolina 1
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (26 power units: 26 filed, 7 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 26 power units this active to have about 0.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.9 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 3.76 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 1.13 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | 6.62 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-APR-26 – 31-DEC-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.