Carrier profile · USDOT 4017864 · MC-1514628 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Gambit Express Inc

7 power unitsavg 6.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSCHAUMBURG, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1514628 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 526-0071 Email dispatchinfo@gambitexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%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 — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 38.8 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.24 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’23–’24

Amtrust’24–’25

Artisan Truckers’25–’26

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

SCHAUMBURG, IL

2613 PIRATES CV

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 4 · VT 2 · MO 2

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: 5 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2311762 USDOT 3965110 USDOT 4198171 USDOT 2888905 USDOT 3888905 USDOT 4255406Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2311762 USDOT 3965110 USDOT 3888905 USDOT 3925268 USDOT 3301473 USDOT 3633814 USDOT 3605263 USDOT 4198171

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: 2613 PIRATES CV, SCHAUMBURG, IL, 60173-5232
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 526-0071
Email: info@gambitexpress.com
Web domain: gambitexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Victor Mitu
USDOT / docket: 4017864 · MC-1514628
First registered: Jan 25, 2023
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 660,072 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

660,072

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 GAMBIT EXPRESS INC.

GAMBIT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4017864) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GAMBIT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

GAMBIT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 4017864, and its motor carrier number is MC-1514628.

Is GAMBIT EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, GAMBIT EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GAMBIT EXPRESS INC's safety record?

GAMBIT EXPRESS INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 GAMBIT EXPRESS INC's fleet?

GAMBIT EXPRESS INC operates 7 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GAMBIT EXPRESS INC based?

GAMBIT EXPRESS INC is based in SCHAUMBURG, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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