Carrier profile · USDOT 2537016 · MC-882309 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vka Express Inc

25 power unitsavg 9.2 yrNational · 22 statesELGIN, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-882309 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 257-7060 Email dispatchdispatch@vkaexpress.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 16.3 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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 25-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Protective’21–’23

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Jun 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Feb 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	10
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Sep 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	5
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 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): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

65.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

ELGIN, IL

3624 FEWFLOWER CT

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 14 · IL 12 · IN 9

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 2987688Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2891539 USDOT 3455309 USDOT 3880783 USDOT 3893498 USDOT 4331336 USDOT 4466142 USDOT 4108005 USDOT 3124182

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vkaexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 8477127

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: 3624 FEWFLOWER CT, ELGIN, IL, 60124
Mailing address: 3624 FEWFLOWER, ELGIN, IL, 60124
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 257-7060
Email: dispatch@vkaexpress.com
Web domain: vkaexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Tomasz Falowski
USDOT / docket: 2537016 · MC-882309
First registered: Aug 28, 2014
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 3,600,025 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,600,025

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 VKA EXPRESS INC.

VKA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2537016) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Jun 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is VKA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

VKA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2537016, and its motor carrier number is MC-882309.

Is VKA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is VKA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

VKA EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 115 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is VKA EXPRESS INC's fleet?

VKA EXPRESS INC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VKA EXPRESS INC based?

VKA EXPRESS INC is based in ELGIN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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