Carrier profile · USDOT 2838225 · MC-950062 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Nuc Express Inc

43 power unitsavg 3.5 yrNational · 44 statesNILES, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-950062 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

43Power units

110 observed · MCS-150

137Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 376-8122 Email dispatchnucexpressinc@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 average39.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.6%

▲ 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-mo39.6%

▲ 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

43 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

245 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 96 vehicle and 245 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.8% · 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 15.1 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

245 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 28

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 43
Inspections · 24 mo: 245
Annualized: ≈123 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving69 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 24 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS 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$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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’19

State National’19–’20

Artisan Truckers’20–’23

Occidental Fire’23–’24

Northland’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2023	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 43
Observed power (24 mo): 110
Trailers (towed): 137

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

80.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 44 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

245

TN busiest

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

Home base

NILES, IL

6201 B W HOWARD ST SUITE B4

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 25 · IN 17 · IL 15

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: 92 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2728272 USDOT 3560213 USDOT 3534004 USDOT 4177101 USDOT 273818 USDOT 4182581 USDOT 4053554 USDOT 3585763Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3524803 USDOT 3534004 USDOT 4177101 USDOT 2728272 USDOT 3602125 USDOT 4121040 USDOT 2255069 USDOT 3560213

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

110

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6201 B W HOWARD ST SUITE B4, NILES, IL, 60714
Mailing address: 200 E EVERGREEN AVE SUITE#100, MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, 60056
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (847) 376-8122
Fax: (773) 572-1189
Email: nucexpressinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Daniel Ille
USDOT / docket: 2838225 · MC-950062
First registered: Jan 13, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 1,259,013 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

1,259,013

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 NUC EXPRESS INC.

NUC EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2838225) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective May 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 245 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 96 vehicle-level and 245 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 43 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is NUC EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

NUC EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2838225, and its motor carrier number is MC-950062.

Is NUC EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is NUC EXPRESS INC's safety record?

NUC EXPRESS INC has a 39.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 247 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is NUC EXPRESS INC's fleet?

NUC EXPRESS INC operates 43 power units and 47 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NUC EXPRESS INC based?

NUC EXPRESS INC is based in NILES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 44 states.

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