Carrier profile · USDOT 2135565 · MC-833076 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Total Express Inc

23 power unitsavg 6.4 yrNational · 31 statesLINCOLNSHIRE, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-833076 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 496-4100 Email dispatchtotalexpr@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.3% 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.3%

▲ 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

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.3%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 — 33 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 14.2 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’18–’20

Falls Lake’22–’25

2014201720202023now

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 Jun 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jan 2017 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

79.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL

430 MILWAUKEE AVE SUITE 207

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 6 · NY 4 · MD 3

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 (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2914812 USDOT 3086830 USDOT 53773 USDOT 303024 USDOT 54283 USDOT 1143006 USDOT 908846 USDOT 2508026

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: 430 MILWAUKEE AVE SUITE 207, LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, 60069
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 496-4100
Email: totalexpr@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Miroslav Vlah
USDOT / docket: 2135565 · MC-833076
First registered: Mar 28, 2011
Last MCS-150: Oct 10, 2025 · 1,853,442 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,853,442

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 TOTAL EXPRESS INC.

TOTAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2135565) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 2, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOTAL EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

TOTAL EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2135565, and its motor carrier number is MC-833076.

Is TOTAL EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, TOTAL EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOTAL EXPRESS INC's safety record?

TOTAL EXPRESS INC has a 30.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 90 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TOTAL EXPRESS INC's fleet?

TOTAL EXPRESS INC operates 23 power units and 23 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOTAL EXPRESS INC based?

TOTAL EXPRESS INC is based in LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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