USDOT 210135MC120934

Cape Cod Express — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

43 years (granted 1983)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

45 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Cape Cod Express Llc

DBA

Cape Cod Express

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

1 Express Drive, Wareham, MA 02571

Phone

(508) 291-1600

Power units

147

Drivers

124

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC120934

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/07/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/12/2005
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/07/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/12/2005
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/07/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/12/2005
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 07/28/1997 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/01/1997

Insurance filings

84 Hanover Insurance Co.
91X Arbella Protection Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

8.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 45 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 45 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

rick@capecodexp.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

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

Crash record — last 24 months

3

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MA 04/2026 · MA 10/2024 · MA 09/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 82025: 192024: 132023: 5
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level I — Full: 5Level II — Walk-around: 3
DateStateLevel
Aug 5, 2026MALevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026MALevel I — Full
May 19, 2026RILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025MALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2025MALevel I — Full
May 16, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2024MALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2024MALevel I — Full
Feb 8, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2024MALevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 1, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2023MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2023MALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2023MALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 18, 2023MALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 27, 2023MALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 45 of 45 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Cape Cod Express" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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