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USDOT 2100239MC732527

Orbital — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

15 years (granted 2010)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

97 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Orbital Express Inc

DBA

Orbital

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

10965 N Knowlton Way, Fresno, CA 93730

Phone

(559) 259-0103

Power units

20

Drivers

24

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC732527

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/02/2015 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/06/2015

Insurance filings

91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 97 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 97 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

orbitalxpress@gmail.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NM 01/2025 · GA 05/2024 · AR 09/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 132025: 362024: 282023: 20
Level III — Driver-only: 64Level II — Walk-around: 20Level I — Full: 13
DateStateLevel
Jul 17, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 25, 2025TXLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2025TXLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 21, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Sep 6, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 5, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 14, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2024NMLevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 27, 2023ARLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2023ARLevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2023AZLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2023TXLevel I — Full
Sep 13, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2023AZLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 97 of 97 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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