Carrier profile · USDOT 2989027 · MC-18064 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC

42 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 29 statesLEMONT, IL68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-18064 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 900-3434 Email dispatchaxfreight@gmail.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 35.3 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

83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving36 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’17–’18

National Continental’18–’22

Falls Lake’23–’25

Accredited’25–’26

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	5
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Aug 2022	$750K	13
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LEMONT, IL

13511 MAIN ST

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IL

KY 8 · OH 8 · TN 8

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3706 USDOT 3197100Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3197100 USDOT 3221892 USDOT 1557782 USDOT 3021805 USDOT 3706 USDOT 2154826 USDOT 2398251 USDOT 827622

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13511 MAIN ST, LEMONT, IL, 60439-9376
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 900-3434
Cell: (563) 900-3434
Email: axfreight@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Dragan Kocev
USDOT / docket: 2989027 · MC-18064
First registered: Mar 23, 2017
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 3,407,677 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,407,677

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 AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC.

AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2989027) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Feb 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2989027, and its motor carrier number is MC-18064.

Is AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC's safety record?

AMERICAN EXPRESS FREIGHT INC has a 34.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 114 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).