PLANET EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC

DOT# 4243992 MC# 1643967 DUNS# 119277706 Sterling, VA Authorized For-Hire
(571) 426-6234 info@pelnow.com 1420 Shepard Dr Ste B9, Sterling VA 20164
3 power units · all owned 5 drivers
BASIC Alerts: Hours-of-Service
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
2 yrs history · 28 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
5 · 2
Annual miles
2,500 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
05-22-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-31-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KEYVAN ZARAFSHAR

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.59×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.59× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 4.98×, out-of-service orders 2.14× and violations 2.05× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +35%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • FMCSA BASIC alert
    Over FMCSA's intervention threshold in hours of service.
    Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
  • Drivers put out of service
    15 out-of-service violations against drivers: 12 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 18 of 81 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    35.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (7 of 20). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.14× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    39.3% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (11 of 28). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.14× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Substance violations: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
28
11% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.0%
7 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
39.3%
11 of 28
National avg 6.7%
Violations
81
23 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: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 5 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.039
Inspections 4.83 1.41
Violations 13.67 1.44
Critical violations 4.00 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

81 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    40 · 8 OOS
    Lights 18 · Brakes 10 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 6 more
  • Hours of service FMCSA alert
    33 · 12 OOS
    Over hours limit 15 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 5 · False log 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 3 OOS
    Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
  • 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
  • Feb
    13
    2026
    Delaware
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
on record since May 27, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2024
A cancellation notice effective May 29, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC (May 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 3, 2024)

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
  • Maryland 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Arizona 2
  • Colorado 2
  • North Carolina 2
  • New York 2
  • Georgia 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 28 inspections were in Virginia.