Carrier profile · USDOT 451877 · MC-236143 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Badger Express LLC

0 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 7 statesFALL RIVER, WI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-236143 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(920) 484-5808 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 23.08% on 13 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Jul 24, 2025.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%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 — 13 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 27.8 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

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.

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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’08 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Discover Property’03–’08

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2008

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2008	$1M	5
ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jul 2001 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 1998	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → Jul 1998	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1993 → Aug 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

69.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wisconsin: 15 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

FALL RIVER, WI

181 QUALITY COURT

Most inspections: WI

15 inspections

WI 15 · OH 2 · NY 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2501243 USDOT 3895139 USDOT 224021 USDOT 3537872 USDOT 327574 USDOT 4127772 USDOT 2794902

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@badgerexpress.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1248707 USDOT 1831086 USDOT 2221638

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james esser — 3 carriers: USDOT 1831086 USDOT 2221638

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 Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 181 QUALITY COURT, FALL RIVER, WI, 53932-9559
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 484-5808
Fax: (920) 484-5818
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: badgerexpress.com

Registration

Officer: James Esser
USDOT / docket: 451877 · MC-236143
First registered: Jul 12, 1991
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 2,243,180 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 1999
D-U-N-S: 556848919

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,243,180

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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23%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 13 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

3OOS-tagged records

3 of 13inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Lights

333%1 / 3

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Hours of service

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%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

50%May 25 to Nov 252 / 4

17%Nov 25 to May 261 / 6

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (7 of 13 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BADGER EXPRESS LLC.

BADGER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 451877) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 1999 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BADGER EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BADGER EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 451877, and its motor carrier number is MC-236143.

Is BADGER EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. BADGER EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BADGER EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BADGER EXPRESS LLC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).