Carrier profile · USDOT 2499672 · MC-866280 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

K1 Express Inc

15 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 23 statesWHEELING, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-866280 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 627-0709 Email dispatchk1expres@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 19, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 2.5 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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$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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’17–’20

Accredited’23–’25

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

78.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

WHEELING, IL

1507 CEDARWOOD LN

Top corridor

CO ⇄ IL

CO 5 · CA 4 · NM 4

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.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3051700 USDOT 4005508 USDOT 2578164 USDOT 3901548 USDOT 2783871 USDOT 241411 USDOT 3013955 USDOT 3070018

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alexandr peiu — 2 carriers: USDOT 3144971

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: 1507 CEDARWOOD LN, WHEELING, IL, 60090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 627-0709
Fax: (224) 855-4318
Email: k1expres@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Alexandr Peiu
USDOT / docket: 2499672 · MC-866280
First registered: Apr 25, 2014
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 1,700,000 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

1,700,000

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 K1 EXPRESS INC.

K1 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2499672) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K1 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

K1 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2499672, and its motor carrier number is MC-866280.

Is K1 EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, K1 EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K1 EXPRESS INC's safety record?

K1 EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 75 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is K1 EXPRESS INC's fleet?

K1 EXPRESS INC operates 15 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is K1 EXPRESS INC based?

K1 EXPRESS INC is based in WHEELING, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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