Carrier profile · USDOT 2875835 · MC-965018 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Nelly's Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 9.2 yrMulti-region · 12 statesROCKFORD, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-965018 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 670-0137 Email dispatchbo@nellysexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 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-mo27.3%

▲ 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-mo27.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%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 — 11 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 53.7 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’16–’17

Northland’17–’21

Sentry Select’21–’23

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1

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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): 18
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

65.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

ROCKFORD, IL

5330 AMERICAN RD

Top corridor

IL 5 · OH 5 · IN 4

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 853967Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3540271 USDOT 3619499 USDOT 3871114 USDOT 65769 USDOT 273897 USDOT 1947663 USDOT 3019343 USDOT 80806

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bojan todorovic — 2 carriers: USDOT 3450316

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 5330 AMERICAN RD, ROCKFORD, IL, 61109-6300
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (815) 670-0137
Email: bo@nellysexpress.com
Web domain: nellysexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Bojan Todorovic · Goran Todorovic
USDOT / docket: 2875835 · MC-965018
First registered: Apr 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 949,500 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

949,500

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 NELLY'S EXPRESS INC.

NELLY'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2875835) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 13, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is NELLY'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

NELLY'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2875835, and its motor carrier number is MC-965018.

Is NELLY'S EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, NELLY'S EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NELLY'S EXPRESS INC's safety record?

NELLY'S EXPRESS INC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 3 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 NELLY'S EXPRESS INC's fleet?

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

Where is NELLY'S EXPRESS INC based?

NELLY'S EXPRESS INC is based in ROCKFORD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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