P & P EXPRESS INC

Allentown, PA · Interstate · 6 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 12, 2019 (7 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average60.0% vs Pennsylvania average 20.9%.
Operating authority
Active
MC1026054: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
60.0%
3 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Pennsylvania avg 20.9%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1026054 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1026054—Bulldog National Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Policy ATGPA000977826 · BMC-91X
$750,000Aug 24, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

7inspections
60.0%vehicle out-of-service
3 of 5 · Pennsylvania avg 20.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 7 · Pennsylvania avg 5.4%
51violations written on inspection reports
7 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 20, 2026NJ112No
Jun 20, 2026PA113Yes
Apr 8, 2026PA32No
Jul 1, 2025PA31No
May 15, 2025PA13Yes
Apr 10, 2025NJ18No
Nov 20, 2024PA112Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Pennsylvania average covers 99,838 vehicle and 169,435 driver inspections of all Pennsylvania-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

43 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 7 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 51 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceSharePennsylvania share
Vehicle Maintenance41795.3%67.0%
Unsafe Driving204.7%15.1%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355C1B
20
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
20
Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALBL
20
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
20
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALRLI
20
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
20
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
11
Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken
Cab Body Frame · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393201A
11
Failure to prevent cargo shifting
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393100C
11
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Pennsylvania column is the mix across all Pennsylvania-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
1injury
0tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Feb 10, 2025South Brunswick Twp, NJ01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3256958
MC / docketMC1026054
Legal nameP & P EXPRESS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units6
Drivers3
Annual mileage270,974 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 12, 2019 · 7 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 4, 2025

Cargo carried

General Freight

Questions about P & P EXPRESS INC

What does P & P EXPRESS INC's operating authority allow?

MC1026054: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about P & P EXPRESS INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking P & P EXPRESS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3256958. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (484) 484-5442, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1026054, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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