Carrier profile · USDOT 1809491 · MC-657513 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

US Sara Express Inc

10 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWINFIELD, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-657513 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 600-1607 Email dispatchussaraexpressinc@gmail.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 average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 6 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 38.9 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’08–’12

Northland’12–’14

Canal’17–’21

Occidental Fire’21–’23

Siriuspoint America’24–now

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2023	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2021	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2014	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2014	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Aug 2012	$1M	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

2016

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

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

Home base

WINFIELD, IL

27W231 MANCHESTER RD

Top corridor

CO ⇄ IL

CO 2 · AZ 2 · IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3770146 USDOT 3328263

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: 27W231 MANCHESTER RD, WINFIELD, IL, 60190
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 600-1607
Fax: (630) 580-8115
Email: ussaraexpressinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Suleyman Lutfiyev
USDOT / docket: 1809491 · MC-657513
First registered: Sep 9, 2008
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2024 · 771,134 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 7, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

771,134

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 US SARA EXPRESS INC.

US SARA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1809491) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 7, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is US SARA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

US SARA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1809491, and its motor carrier number is MC-657513.

Is US SARA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is US SARA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

US SARA EXPRESS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is US SARA EXPRESS INC's fleet?

US SARA EXPRESS INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is US SARA EXPRESS INC based?

US SARA EXPRESS INC is based in WINFIELD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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