Carrier profile · USDOT 142918 · MC-98709 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC

8 power unitsLocal · 2 statesROCKFORD, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-98709 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

2002–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(779) 537-3126 Email dispatchhoweofil@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 8-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’94–’00

Cincinnati’00–’03

Continental Western’03–’06

Artisan Truckers’09–’13

Northland’13–’16

West Bend’16–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2013	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2006	$750K	4
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2000 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1994 → Jun 2000	$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): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

ROCKFORD, IL

530 BLACKHAWK PARK AVENUE

Top corridor

IL 3 · WI 1

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 3347295Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3347295 USDOT 513364 USDOT 3799820

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william howe — 7 carriers: USDOT 1248499 USDOT 1524964 USDOT 1833144 USDOT 2292004 USDOT 2725671 USDOT 3922903

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 530 BLACKHAWK PARK AVENUE, ROCKFORD, IL, 61104-7052
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (779) 537-3126
Email: howeofil@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: William Howe
USDOT / docket: 142918 · MC-98709
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2025 · 67,313 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2019
D-U-N-S: 53208435

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

67,313

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 BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC.

BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 142918) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 7, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 142918, and its motor carrier number is MC-98709.

Is BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BUSH MOTOR EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.