Carrier profile · USDOT 3650564 · MC-1258147 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Hakuna Matata Express LLC

21 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 30 statesDOWNERS GROVE, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1258147 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 476-5826 Email dispatchSAFETY@HMEX.US

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · 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 7.5 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving26 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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 ’22 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Amtrust’21–’22

Artisan Truckers’22–’22

beyond this history

202120232025now

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 Sep 2022

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

6900 MAIN ST STE 166

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 6 · CA 5 · TX 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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 186375 USDOT 3317802Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 51 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1089454 USDOT 2596297 USDOT 3268923 USDOT 3452050 USDOT 1912531 USDOT 2562651 USDOT 3395433 USDOT 4166747

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: 6900 MAIN ST STE 166, DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 476-5826
Fax: 0
Email: safety@hmex.us
Web domain: hmex.us

Registration

Officer: Marko Budimcic
USDOT / docket: 3650564 · MC-1258147
First registered: Jun 5, 2021
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2025 · 1,800,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 5.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,800,000

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 HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC.

HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3650564) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3650564, and its motor carrier number is MC-1258147.

Is HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC has a 45.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC operates 21 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC based?

HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC is based in DOWNERS GROVE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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