Carrier profile · USDOT 1749223 · MC-773697 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

DM Express Inc

39 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 33 statesELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-773697 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

39Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

48Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 273-8945 Email dispatchoperations@dmexpressinc.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 well above average34.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

129 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 61 vehicle and 129 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.3% · 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 31.3 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

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 10

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

≈1.7 / 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: 39
Inspections · 24 mo: 129
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’14–’16

Sentry Select’16–’18

Canal’18–’23

Northland’23–’26

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2026	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2018 → Feb 2023	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$1M	2
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 39
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 48

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

87.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 33 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

129

IL busiest

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

Home base

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

2450 DELTA LANE

Top corridor

IL 17 · SD 10 · TN 9

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: 8 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2790354 USDOT 3696777 USDOT 4197670 USDOT 1759025 USDOT 1318891 USDOT 2596550 USDOT 428823Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (45 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2300119 USDOT 3950500 USDOT 4197670 USDOT 2790354 USDOT 3346833 USDOT 428823 USDOT 3224408 USDOT 3487174

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dinyo mollov — 2 carriers: USDOT 1642560

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: 2450 DELTA LANE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 273-8945
Fax: (877) 864-4484
Email: operations@dmexpressinc.com
Web domain: dmexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Dinyo Mollov · Stratiya Mollov
USDOT / docket: 1749223 · MC-773697
First registered: Mar 17, 2008
Last MCS-150: Dec 1, 2025 · 6,108,004 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

6,108,004

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 DM EXPRESS INC.

DM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1749223) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 129 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 61 vehicle-level and 129 driver-level — across 33 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 39 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 1, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is DM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1749223, and its motor carrier number is MC-773697.

Is DM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DM EXPRESS INC has a 34.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is DM EXPRESS INC's fleet?

DM EXPRESS INC operates 39 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DM EXPRESS INC based?

DM EXPRESS INC is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 33 states.

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