Carrier profile · USDOT 540837 · MC-269258 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hammer Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 17.4 yrRegional · 6 statesSHOREWOOD, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269258 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 485-0530 Email dispatchjanet@hammerexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%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 — 16 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 25.8 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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: 26
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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Xl Specialty’98–’01

Great West’03–’07

Argonaut-midwest’09–’14

National’14–’21

Berkley’21–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2021	$1M	6
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2014	$1M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2003 → Nov 2007	$1M	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2001 → Sep 2003	$1M	3
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 1996 → Sep 1998	$1M	2
CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Nov 1996	$1M	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): 17
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

SHOREWOOD, IL

300 AMENDODGE DR

Top corridor

IL 12 · WI 7 · MI 3

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 2909817Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 186375 USDOT 2909817 USDOT 3573507 USDOT 3597606 USDOT 540864 USDOT 3564419 USDOT 611357 USDOT 3953049

Shares a company officer with other carriers

janet cervantes — 3 carriers: USDOT 3274984 USDOT 3966001

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: 300 AMENDODGE DR, SHOREWOOD, IL, 60404-9363
Mailing address: 9100 W PLAINFIELD RD BLD1 2ND, BROOKFIELD, IL, 60513
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 485-0530
Fax: (708) 485-1032
Email: janet@hammerexpress.com
Web domain: hammerexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Patrick Barrett · Janet Cervantes
USDOT / docket: 540837 · MC-269258
First registered: Oct 27, 1993
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 707,210 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 28, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

707,210

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 HAMMER EXPRESS INC.

HAMMER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 540837) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 28, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAMMER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

HAMMER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 540837, and its motor carrier number is MC-269258.

Is HAMMER EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HAMMER EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HAMMER EXPRESS INC's safety record?

HAMMER EXPRESS INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HAMMER EXPRESS INC's fleet?

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

Where is HAMMER EXPRESS INC based?

HAMMER EXPRESS INC is based in SHOREWOOD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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