Carrier profile · USDOT 2984290 · MC-15844 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

21 Express Inc

61 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 41 statesBLUE ISLAND, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-15844 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

58 observed · MCS-150

61Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 242-3474 Email dispatchinfo@21expressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

223 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 120 vehicle and 222 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.7% · 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 11.4 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

214 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 14

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

≈1.8 / 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: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 223
Annualized: ≈112 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving115 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance37 · 22 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance34 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amtrust Kansas’20–’21

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

State National’22–’23

Falls Lake’23–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

2020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2025	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	6
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	Jul 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 58
Trailers (towed): 61

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 41 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

222

MT busiest

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

Home base

BLUE ISLAND, IL

2943 WIRETON RD

Top corridor

MT ⇄ IL

MT 21 · CA 18 · TX 17

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: 9 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4076140 USDOT 3779185 USDOT 3561058 USDOT 3565612Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (38 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2395323 USDOT 3565612 USDOT 4262306 USDOT 3621417 USDOT 3834384 USDOT 4477247 USDOT 4254234 USDOT 3135369

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: 2943 WIRETON RD, BLUE ISLAND, IL, 60406
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 242-3474
Fax: (312) 300-3340
Email: info@21expressinc.com
Web domain: 21expressinc.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Ladani
USDOT / docket: 2984290 · MC-15844
First registered: Mar 10, 2017
Last MCS-150: Nov 14, 2025 · 5,670,258 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

5,670,258

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 21 EXPRESS INC.

21 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2984290) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 223 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 120 vehicle-level and 222 driver-level — across 41 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 21 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

21 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2984290, and its motor carrier number is MC-15844.

Is 21 EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, 21 EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 21 EXPRESS INC's safety record?

21 EXPRESS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 322 roadside inspections, with 8 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 21 EXPRESS INC's fleet?

21 EXPRESS INC operates 61 power units and 61 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 21 EXPRESS INC based?

21 EXPRESS INC is based in BLUE ISLAND, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 41 states.

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