Carrier profile · USDOT 2291589 · MC-814471 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Spectrum Express Inc

3 power unitsavg 9.7 yrRegional · 5 statesBARTLETT, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-814471 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 424-2404 Email dispatchceo@spectrumexpress.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 33.3 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Liability’14–’17

State National’17–’19

Knightbrook’21–’24

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	3
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	7
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2017 → Oct 2019	$750K	6
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2017	$750K	5
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

BARTLETT, IL

484 MILES PKWY UNIT B

Top corridor

WI ⇄ IL

WI 2 · IL 1 · MI 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2209504 USDOT 2575122 USDOT 3118419 USDOT 3782379 USDOT 3936920 USDOT 179752 USDOT 3747184

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: 484 MILES PKWY UNIT B, BARTLETT, IL, 60103
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 424-2404
Email: ceo@spectrumexpress.net
Web domain: spectrumexpress.net

Registration

Officers: Pavlo Vayda · Pavlo Vayda
USDOT / docket: 2291589 · MC-814471
First registered: Apr 4, 2012
Last MCS-150: Dec 22, 2025 · 360,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

360,000

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 SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC.

SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2291589) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 22, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2291589, and its motor carrier number is MC-814471.

Is SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC based?

SPECTRUM EXPRESS INC is based in BARTLETT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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