Carrier profile · USDOT 906242 · MC-392719 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Willow Express Ltd

24 power unitsavg 9.3 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMELROSE, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-392719 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 256-7490 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 20 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
12 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 5, 2026.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 24-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’09 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’00–now

2000200720142021now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2009

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2000 → Oct 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 9, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 45

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

61.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 9, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 12 inspections
South Dakota: 10 inspections
Wisconsin: 7 inspections
North Dakota: 6 inspections
Montana: 4 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

MELROSE, MN

1162 EAST MAIN STREET

Most inspections: MN

12 inspections

MN 12 · SD 10 · WI 7

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 9, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 303391 USDOT 686095 USDOT 2459150Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 507308 USDOT 2459150 USDOT 2268880 USDOT 2407278 USDOT 86876 USDOT 686095 USDOT 1116149 USDOT 1420479

Shares a company officer with other carriers

stacy larson — 2 carriers: USDOT 3513815

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 9, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1162 EAST MAIN STREET, MELROSE, MN, 56352
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (320) 256-7490
Fax: (320) 256-7697
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Stacy Larson
USDOT / docket: 906242 · MC-392719
First registered: Sep 19, 2000
Last MCS-150: Sep 15, 2026 · 3,924,723 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 10, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,924,723

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 9, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 20 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

48violation records

5OOS-tagged records

5 of 20inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

160%0 / 16

Brakes

128%1 / 12

Lights

1020%2 / 10

Hours of service

50%0 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

540%2 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 3

33%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 3

17%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 6

38%Apr 26 to Oct 263 / 8

Top 3 codes (11 of 48 records)

393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects5
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BDRF Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WILLOW EXPRESS LTD.

WILLOW EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 906242) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 2, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 10, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WILLOW EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number?

WILLOW EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number is 906242, and its motor carrier number is MC-392719.

Is WILLOW EXPRESS LTD authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026. WILLOW EXPRESS LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WILLOW EXPRESS LTD's safety record?

WILLOW EXPRESS LTD has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 93 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).