Carrier profile · USDOT 1606836 · MC-629831 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Life Express LLC

22 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 3 statesKENT, WA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-629831 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(206) 823-8439 Email dispatchroman@lifeexpressllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.2% vs the 22.26% 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.1 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’07–’13

Continental Divide’13–’15

Canal’15–’17

United Financial’17–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2017	$750K	7
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2013 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Jun 2013	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

KENT, WA

12221 SE 259TH PL

Top corridor

WA 40 · ID 2 · FL 1

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1723489 USDOT 3800404 USDOT 4351407Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1723489 USDOT 3800404 USDOT 3177168 USDOT 3443250 USDOT 3439110 USDOT 4351407 USDOT 3047747 USDOT 1120121

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roman ratko — 2 carriers: USDOT 3047747

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: 12221 SE 259TH PL, KENT, WA, 98030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (206) 823-8439
Fax: (253) 638-1170
Email: roman@lifeexpressllc.com
Web domain: lifeexpressllc.com

Registration

Officers: Roman Ratko · Roman Deineka
USDOT / docket: 1606836 · MC-629831
First registered: Feb 13, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 1,300,725 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 6, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,300,725

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 LIFE EXPRESS LLC.

LIFE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1606836) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 7, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 6, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIFE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

LIFE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1606836, and its motor carrier number is MC-629831.

Is LIFE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, LIFE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIFE EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

LIFE EXPRESS LLC has a 29.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LIFE EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

LIFE EXPRESS LLC operates 22 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LIFE EXPRESS LLC based?

LIFE EXPRESS LLC is based in KENT, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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