Carrier profile · USDOT 2173194 · MC-831969 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ivk Express Inc

32 power unitsavg 7.2 yrMulti-region · 15 statesWHEELING, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-831969 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

62Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 742-5041 Email dispatchdispatch@ivkexpress.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 average23.1% 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 5.8 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

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 8

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 32-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 1 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’16–’22

National Union’23–now

2013201720212025now

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 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 62

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

WHEELING, IL

758 HASTINGS CT

Top corridor

WA ⇄ IL

WA 41 · IN 11 · OH 6

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: 26 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 1828670 USDOT 2351785 USDOT 3113346 USDOT 2363192 USDOT 3597291 USDOT 3943090 USDOT 1520385Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (66 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2351785 USDOT 3113346 USDOT 3325072 USDOT 2402212 USDOT 3680925 USDOT 1828670 USDOT 2363192 USDOT 3597291

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: 758 HASTINGS CT, WHEELING, IL, 60090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 742-5041
Email: dispatch@ivkexpress.com
Web domain: ivkexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Igor Mykoliv
USDOT / docket: 2173194 · MC-831969
First registered: Jul 14, 2011
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2025 · 1,270,286 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,270,286

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 IVK EXPRESS INC.

IVK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2173194) 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 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 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 32 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is IVK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

IVK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2173194, and its motor carrier number is MC-831969.

Is IVK EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is IVK EXPRESS INC's safety record?

IVK EXPRESS INC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 93 roadside inspections, with 3 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 IVK EXPRESS INC's fleet?

IVK EXPRESS INC operates 32 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IVK EXPRESS INC based?

IVK EXPRESS INC is based in WHEELING, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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