Carrier profile · USDOT 2558643 · MC-892449 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Api Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 2.9 yrNational · 28 statesPLAINFIELD, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-892449 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 465-1917 Email dispatchadmin@apiexpress.org

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.6% 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

92 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.6%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 — 54 vehicle and 92 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.2% · 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 4.4 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

90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 9

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 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 92
Annualized: ≈46 / 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’16–’22

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Nov 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

PLAINFIELD, IL

12904 BRADFORD LN

Top corridor

UT ⇄ IL

UT 8 · TX 8 · TN 7

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3399041Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4040323 USDOT 4127222 USDOT 4133606 USDOT 2565724 USDOT 2789173 USDOT 3530757 USDOT 3461858 USDOT 3526290

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: 12904 BRADFORD LN, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 465-1917
Email: admin@apiexpress.org
Web domain: apiexpress.org

Registration

Officer: Sergiu Popa
USDOT / docket: 2558643 · MC-892449
First registered: Nov 17, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2026 · 2,441,563 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

2,441,563

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 API EXPRESS INC.

API EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2558643) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 4, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 92 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 92 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is API EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

API EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2558643, and its motor carrier number is MC-892449.

Is API EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, API EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is API EXPRESS INC's safety record?

API EXPRESS INC has a 29.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 121 roadside inspections, with 9 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 API EXPRESS INC's fleet?

API EXPRESS INC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is API EXPRESS INC based?

API EXPRESS INC is based in PLAINFIELD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 28 states.

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