Carrier profile · USDOT 1460728 · MC-551846 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

T V M Express Inc

21 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 18 statesEAST DUNDEE, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-551846 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2009–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 242-4564 Email dispatchgreg@tvmexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 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-mo35.5%

▲ 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

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2009–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 78 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 28.4 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 7

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

≈1.9 / 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: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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

Great West’08–’12

Milwaukee’13–’15

Northland’16–’22

Falls Lake’22–’25

2006201120162021now

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

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

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Mar 2022	$750K	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	1

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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): 21
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

68.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

EAST DUNDEE, IL

570 ROCK ROAD UNIT E

Top corridor

UT ⇄ IL

UT 15 · WA 11 · CA 7

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1189943 USDOT 3091452 USDOT 54283 USDOT 3867235

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tvmexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2891163

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gregory sudor — 2 carriers: USDOT 2891163

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: 570 ROCK ROAD UNIT E, EAST DUNDEE, IL, 60118
Mailing address: PO BOX 6076, BLOOMINGDALE, IL, 60108
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 242-4564
Fax: (630) 339-2719
Email: greg@tvmexpress.com
Web domain: tvmexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Gregory Sudor
USDOT / docket: 1460728 · MC-551846
First registered: Feb 7, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 2,069,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,069,000

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 T V M EXPRESS INC.

T V M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1460728) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 35.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 78 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is T V M EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

T V M EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1460728, and its motor carrier number is MC-551846.

Is T V M EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is T V M EXPRESS INC's safety record?

T V M EXPRESS INC has a 35.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 125 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is T V M EXPRESS INC's fleet?

T V M EXPRESS INC operates 21 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is T V M EXPRESS INC based?

T V M EXPRESS INC is based in EAST DUNDEE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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