OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3434448
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (90 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate19% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 3434448 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1113689 |
| Legal Name | OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 16144121222 |
| Address | 2300 OCEAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY, 11229-3022 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-02-12 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-02-12 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2020-10-14 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 89 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 91 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 105 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 19% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2025-07-30 — AR — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-30 — AR — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-24 — CO — towaway
- 2024-12-17 — VA — towaway
- 2024-07-29 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (21), 16 (16), 20 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 90 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 52 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,709,361 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-MAR-25 |
OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC operates 90 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NY.
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