Carrier profile · USDOT 2430607 · MC-837843 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Artic Bear Express Inc

21 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 21 statesLINCOLNSHIRE, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-837843 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 513-8203 Email dispatcharticbearexpress@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ooida Risk’14–’17

State National’17–’20

Northland’20–’22

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 24

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

85.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL

95 OAKWOOD LN

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IL

NM 25 · AZ 10 · IL 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3023818 USDOT 2907429Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 665223 USDOT 3023818 USDOT 3014047 USDOT 2641210 USDOT 2907429 USDOT 1627552 USDOT 2491947 USDOT 1740665

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 95 OAKWOOD LN, LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, 60069
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 513-8203
Email: articbearexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Isabela Neamt · Isabela Neamt
USDOT / docket: 2430607 · MC-837843
First registered: Aug 19, 2013
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 1,534,536 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,534,536

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC.

ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2430607) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 84 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2430607, and its motor carrier number is MC-837843.

Is ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 104 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC's fleet?

ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC operates 21 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC based?

ARTIC BEAR EXPRESS INC is based in LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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