Carrier profile · USDOT 1243083 · MC-488737 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

5d Express Inc

18 power unitsavg 3.4 yrNational · 16 statesKEOSAUQUA, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-488737 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 293-6131 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 64 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

10 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Nov 11, 2024.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 22.8 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’05–’09

Northland’12–’20

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → Jun 2020	$750K	4
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2010 → May 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → May 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2009	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 15
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

3.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

82.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 7 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 3 inspections
Ohio: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

KEOSAUQUA, IA

22168 HIGHWAY 2

Most inspections: IL

7 inspections

IL 7 · NM 4 · SC 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 2026

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 2111616 USDOT 3470627 USDOT 1098732 USDOT 4513685 USDOT 1277903 USDOT 3715200 USDOT 1968850 USDOT 3993120

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 22168 HIGHWAY 2, KEOSAUQUA, IA, 52565
Mailing address: PO BOX 127, KEOSAUQUA, IA, 52565
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 293-6131
Fax: (319) 293-6103
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: 5dexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Leslie Troutman · Phyllis Smoldt
USDOT / docket: 1243083 · MC-488737
First registered: May 3, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 1,720,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 22, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,720,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

19violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

50%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 2

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 2

0%Oct 25 to Apr 260 / 2

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (8 of 19 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for 5D EXPRESS INC.

5D EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1243083) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 25, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 22, 2016 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 5D EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

5D EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1243083, and its motor carrier number is MC-488737.

Is 5D EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. 5D EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 5D EXPRESS INC's safety record?

5D EXPRESS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).