License Plate ME 5298581 (Maine) — Eastern Express Inc
USDOT 162408 · 2024 Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Most recently recorded carrier for this plate
Eastern Express Inc Active
- USDOT
- 162408
- MC
- 149582
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Carrier & Broker
- Based in
- Griffith, IN
- Power units
- 702
- Drivers
- 351
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 481
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 31
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30.8%
Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2026-08-10). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.
View full carrier profile →Authority, insurance & bonds, safety scores, crash history, inspections and the full fleet list.This plate has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).
What this means
License plate ME-5298581 appears in FMCSA inspection records 6 times. Recorded on one vehicle: VIN 5MAPA4820RA075130 (2024 Mac Trailer Manufacturing). Operated by 2 different carriers (DOT numbers) over its inspection history. Most recent operating carrier: Eastern Express Inc (USDOT 162408). Vehicle make on file: Mac Trailer Manufacturing (MACK TRAIL) (SEMI-TRAILER). No out-of-service violations are recorded under this plate in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.
About this plate
Commercial license plate ME-5298581 (Maine) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to one commercial vehicle. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2024-09-25 to 2026-08-10. The latest inspection was in New York, a Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Maine).
Vehicle on this plate
This plate is associated with a single vehicle, a 2024 Mac Trailer Manufacturing — VIN 5MAPA4820RA075130 (semi-trailer).
Combined inspection & out-of-service record
Across all vehicles on this plate there are 6 inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations appear in the available records under this plate. This does not mean that every inspection was free of other violations.
Operators
2 carriers have operated vehicles under this plate (most recent first): Eastern Express Inc (USDOT 162408) from 2026-05-20 to 2026-08-10; The Kaplan Trucking Company (USDOT 120670) from 2024-09-25 to 2025-01-30.