Carrier profile · USDOT 1921315 · MC-687580 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Cargo Network Solutions Inc

DBA PUTNIK EXPRESS

130 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 27 statesDES PLAINES, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-687580 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

130Power units

79 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 621-2197 Email dispatchsafety@drivecns.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.2% 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

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

6 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

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 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 — 48 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.3% · 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 2.1 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

121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 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.

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 130-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 130
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 16 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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$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 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’09–’12

American Inter-fidelity’14–’18

United States’21–’24

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	4
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Aug 2014 → Aug 2018	$750K	4
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Aug 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Oct 2012	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2012	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 130
Observed power (24 mo): 79
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.9%

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

124

IN busiest

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

Home base

DES PLAINES, IL

2440 S WOLF ROAD

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 24 · KY 14 · WI 12

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: 11 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 303024 USDOT 3412257 USDOT 4306268 USDOT 3905897 USDOT 3157032 USDOT 2964608 USDOT 2400019 USDOT 2564216Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 33 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 652762 USDOT 3412257 USDOT 2088948 USDOT 3421633 USDOT 3905897 USDOT 3628928 USDOT 4047849 USDOT 2046869

Shares a company officer with other carriers

svjetlan varagic — 2 carriers: USDOT 2002880

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

130

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2440 S WOLF ROAD, DES PLAINES, IL, 60018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 621-2197
Fax: (847) 621-2654
Email: safety@drivecns.com
Web domain: drivecns.com

Registration

Officer: Svjetlan Varagic
USDOT / docket: 1921315 · MC-687580
First registered: Jul 31, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2025 · 11,959,400 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

130

Power units

125

Drivers

125

CDL drivers

11,959,400

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 CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.

CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 1921315) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 10, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 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 7, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 130 power units and 125 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number?

CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number is 1921315, and its motor carrier number is MC-687580.

Is CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC's safety record?

CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC has a 29.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 178 roadside inspections, with 6 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 CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC's fleet?

CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC operates 130 power units and 125 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC based?

CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC is based in DES PLAINES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 states.

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