Carrier profile · USDOT 3172858 · MC-119909 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Road Warrior Express LLC

12 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 21 statesWAUKEE, IA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119909 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 779-1808 Email dispatchdispatch.rdwarrior@gmail.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 average28.6% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 8.8 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’18–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Great West’21–’22

Republic Vanguard’22–’23

Canal’23–’24

National Interstate’24–’26

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2026 → Jun 2026	$750K	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

72.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

WAUKEE, IA

680 SE ASHTON CT

Top corridor

MT ⇄ IA

MT 7 · SD 6 · AR 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: 6 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 96606 USDOT 3186451 USDOT 2782126 USDOT 2374678Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2374678 USDOT 3476661 USDOT 4039811 USDOT 3140410 USDOT 3346489 USDOT 3726335 USDOT 2782126 USDOT 2940029

Shares a company officer with other carriers

adis ahmetovic — 3 carriers: USDOT 2838279 USDOT 4047449

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: 680 SE ASHTON CT, WAUKEE, IA, 50263
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 779-1808
Email: dispatch.rdwarrior@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Adis Ahmetovic
USDOT / docket: 3172858 · MC-119909
First registered: Aug 13, 2018
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2025 · 1,120,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 12, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,120,000

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 ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC.

ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3172858) 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective May 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 12, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3172858, and its motor carrier number is MC-119909.

Is ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 2 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 ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC based?

ROAD WARRIOR EXPRESS LLC is based in WAUKEE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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