Carrier profile · USDOT 2997828 · MC-22489 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Lia Express Inc

36 power unitsavg 2.3 yrNational · 44 statesBETTENDORF, IA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-22489 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

93 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.3Avg age (yr)

2019–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 455-8180 Email dispatchsafety@liaexpressinc.com

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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

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% 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-mo6.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.1%

▼ 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

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.3 yr

Model years 2019–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

286 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 164 vehicle and 286 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.4% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

280 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 27

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

≈4.0 / 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: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 286
Annualized: ≈143 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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 Driving89 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving10 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 1 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: Inactive

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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’17–’19

National Continental’19–’22

National’22–’24

American Inter-fidelity’24–’26

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2019 → Feb 2022	$750K	9
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 93
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

69.1%

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

283

WA busiest

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

Home base

BETTENDORF, IA

2535 TECH DR UNIT 312

Top corridor

WA ⇄ IA

WA 28 · IL 25 · TN 24

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: 17 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 669381 USDOT 732166 USDOT 3982757 USDOT 4486886 USDOT 3681966 USDOT 4283006 USDOT 4268032 USDOT 2377539Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3681966 USDOT 3982757 USDOT 4486886 USDOT 110115 USDOT 470177 USDOT 3351230 USDOT 16130 USDOT 462848

Shares a company officer with other carriers

aleksander andov — 2 carriers: USDOT 2086374

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2535 TECH DR UNIT 312, BETTENDORF, IA, 52722
Mailing address: 2535 TECH DR UNIT 312, BETTENDORF, IA, 52722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 455-8180
Email: safety@liaexpressinc.com
Web domain: liaexpressinc.com

Registration

Officer: Aleksander Andov
USDOT / docket: 2997828 · MC-22489
First registered: Apr 17, 2017
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 5,100,000 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

5,100,000

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 LIA EXPRESS INC.

LIA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2997828) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 286 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 164 vehicle-level and 286 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is LIA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

LIA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2997828, and its motor carrier number is MC-22489.

Is LIA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LIA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

LIA EXPRESS INC has a 6.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 436 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is LIA EXPRESS INC's fleet?

LIA EXPRESS INC operates 36 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LIA EXPRESS INC based?

LIA EXPRESS INC is based in BETTENDORF, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 44 states.

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