Carrier profile · USDOT 1717205 · MC-721384 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

CR Express Inc

90 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 27 statesBENSENVILLE, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-721384 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

90Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 354-7979 Email dispatchcrosales@crexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

90 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

93 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · 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 25.6 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

93 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 13

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 90-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 90
Inspections · 24 mo: 93
Annualized: ≈47 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$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 ’22 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Acuity A’11–’15

Travelers’15–’19

Great West’19–’22

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2022

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2019 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2015 → May 2019	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2015	$750K	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 90
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 60

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

51.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

BENSENVILLE, IL

340 COUNTYLINE RD

Top corridor

IL 18 · IN 11 · TN 8

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: 38 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4051728 USDOT 4142976 USDOT 21800 USDOT 2119362 USDOT 3814111 USDOT 3829015 USDOT 4062135 USDOT 1744355Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (56 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 73705 USDOT 4051728 USDOT 4142976 USDOT 3638791 USDOT 3893498 USDOT 3946109 USDOT 3172771 USDOT 3814111

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@crexpressinc.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 3130570 USDOT 3461983 USDOT 4346772

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos rosales — 16 carriers: USDOT 777114 USDOT 1168652 USDOT 1984600 USDOT 2038507 USDOT 2105934 USDOT 2145668 USDOT 2712980 USDOT 2904756

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: 340 COUNTYLINE RD, BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (847) 354-7979
Email: crosales@crexpressinc.com
Web domain: crexpressinc.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Rosales
USDOT / docket: 1717205 · MC-721384
First registered: Dec 13, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 148,951 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

148,951

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 CR EXPRESS INC.

CR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1717205) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 90 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1717205, and its motor carrier number is MC-721384.

Is CR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CR EXPRESS INC has a 23.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CR EXPRESS INC's fleet?

CR EXPRESS INC operates 90 power units and 110 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CR EXPRESS INC based?

CR EXPRESS INC is based in BENSENVILLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 states.

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