CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4386050· MC1720086· CARRIER· EIN 33-4004291
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MEGA EXPRESS LLC

740 FORD RD, NEWPORT, MN, 55055(612) 707-1043megaexpress47@gmail.comSAMUEL ASRAT
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
13.3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1720086

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 05/14/2025
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA997357974
Authority history (1) ▾
05/16/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle15 inspections · 13.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver25 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

25 inspections · 16 violations (2 OOS) · 8% of inspections had an OOS finding.

25
Inspections
16
Violations
2
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • CA7
  • CO5
  • IA3
  • UT2
  • WY2
  • WA1
  • GA1
  • AR1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 96% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
Following / lane / reckless2 viol59%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other2× · 59%
Seat belt1 viol41%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 41%
What to do
  • Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Projected estimatecould improve up to 11 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 24% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing9 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes1 OOS6 viol68%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19982× · 21%
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.1× · 16%
  • 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.1× · 11%
Tires1 OOS1 viol26%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 26%
Other2 viol5%
  • 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.2× · 5%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 16 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
16
Inspections
12
Violations
1
Out-of-service
7
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 58%Unsafe Driving 25%Hours-of-Service Compliance 17%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
7 violations · 1 OOS · 58% of recent
  • 393.78A-WS×2Washers - Inoperative washing system.
  • 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Do this
  • Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
  • Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
2Unsafe Driving
3 violations · 25% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLTCD×2State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
3Hours-of-Service Compliance
2 violations · 17% of recent
  • 395.34A1-ELDDFNHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours
  • 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

25
Inspections
16
Violations
2
Out-of-service
183
CSA points
0
Crashes
11
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

43 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

24 trailer 19 truck
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR6TSWM3909· P1309256 IL
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EGXLN256875· P1308562 IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0MSMJ3803· P1365020 IL
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH2NN291177· P1311282 IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR1MSMP2908· P1305688 IL
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH4KN905917· P1365021 IL
2026 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D0TL654287· 646712T TN
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR3NSMY1482· P1342282 IL
2024 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K2RS131172· PD63083 IN
2020 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D7LL192908· 433413Y ME
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR0NSMY1486· P1342283 IL
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1PS029102· PG39256 IN
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR1MLMJ5751· P1272057 IL
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1A0627NB333498· PF78740 IN
2026 DI-MOND TRAILERS, INC. Di-Mond Trailers, Inc.
2DM42JA41TS215752· PF15725 IN
2017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0628HJ666348· PA88208 IN
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDRXNLMX2712· P 1286092 IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR5MLMJ5218· P1272058 IL
2026 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5320TSC07456· PE94717 IN
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR6MSMH8859· P1260713 IL
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K2PS027231· PB10723 IN
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K5SS073676· PD73001 IN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR9SSWA6685· P1280998 IL
2023 OPERBUS S.A DE C.V. Operbus Model
3PEA75322P1000480· PC56418 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR2PSNW4601· P1286096 IL
2026 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K6TJ099744· PF78010 IN
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K5PJ061041· PE98327 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR5PSNG7147· P1346516 IL
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532CXLR294532· TN2925 ID
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1NS887831· PA96710 IN

+ 13 more.

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
—
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
Company officer
SAMUEL ASRAT
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2025-03-29
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-30
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 37 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

37
Connected carriers
37
Fleet-transfer links
10
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Strong· 6
1
INTERNATIONAL EAGLE LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 4311539Active· ROLLING MEADOWS, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 10
3AKJHHDR0MSMS33583AKJHHDR1MSMP29084V4NC9EH2NN2911774V4NC9EGXLN2568753AKJHHDR6MSMH88593AKJHHDR9SSWA6685
2
PRIME CARGO TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3400406Active· SCHAUMBURG, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 9
1FUJHHDR5MLMJ52183AKJHHDR6MSMH88593AKJHHDR0MSMS33583AKJHHDR9SSWA66851FUJHHDR1MLMJ57513AKJHHDR5PSNG7147
3
CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION
USDOT 73705Active· LINCOLN, NE
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
1FUJHHDR5MLMJ52181FUJHHDRXNLMX27121FUJHHDR8NLMX38091FUJHHDR1MLMJ5751
4
LOGISTEX CO
USDOT 3433922Active· SCHAUMBURG, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
3AKJHHDR5PSNG71473AKJHHDR0MSMS33583AKJHHDR6MSMH88591FUJHHDR5MLMJ5218
5
DSI CARGO INC
USDOT 4461844Active· CHICAGO, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
3AKJHHDR5PSNG71471FUJHHDR5MLMJ52183AKJHHDR6TSWM3909
6
WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 63585Active· BENTONVILLE, AR
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
3AKJHHDR0NSMY14863AKJHHDR2NSMY47313AKJHHDR3NSMY1482
Medium· 2
ALIMOV TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3376555Active· PHILADELPHIA, PA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3H3V532CXLR2945322DM42JA41TS215752
DAGGER CARGO EXPRESS INC
USDOT 4110598Active· CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3AKJHHDR6MSMH88593AKJHHDR0MSMS3358

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

6 events
  1. 04/15/2026Out-of-service order rescinded
  2. 04/12/2026Federal out-of-service order

    New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

  3. 05/16/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  4. 05/14/2025Insurance filed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA997357974

  5. 03/30/2025MCS-150 update filed
  6. 03/29/2025Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-03-30
Reported mileage
—
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.