VHI EXPRESS INC

DOT# 2071942 MC# 724099 Chester, VA Authorized For-Hire
(804) 414-1578 jessica@vhiexpress.com 4525 Lee St, Chester VA 23831
10 tractors · all leased 10 drivers 620k mi/yr · ~62k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
16 yrs history · 11 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
620k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 10 0 10
Trailers 9 0 0 9

Registration

Registered
09-01-2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-04-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JESSICA STEWART
Officer
DAVID GEE

Cargo

65.5
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

11 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.29×–1.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (10 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.44× and out-of-service orders 1.45× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +15%.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Oct 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    27.3% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (3 of 11). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.45× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
11
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
2 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
27.3%
3 of 11
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.80 1.11
Violations 0.85 0.89
Critical violations 0.30 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 3 OOS
    Lights 4 · Brakes 3 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 4 OOS
    No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Incline Casualty Company
on record since Aug 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2010
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 26, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Virginia (HQ) 6
  • Kentucky 2
  • West Virginia 2
  • South Carolina 1