Carrier profile · USDOT 1185995 · MC-473368 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

K2 Express Inc

79 power unitsavg 8.2 yrMulti-region · 11 statesFRANKLIN PARK, IL75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-473368 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

55Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 437-3005 Email dispatchk2expressinc@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 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 average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.2% vs the 6.7% 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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-mo25.0%

▲ 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

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 87 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 3.7 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

86 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 79-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 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)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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Ooida Risk’03–’06

Illinois National’06–’13

Starr Liability’14–’18

Berkley’19–’25

2003200920152021now

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 Dec 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2018	$750K	8
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2013	$750K	8
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2006	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 55

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

47.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

FRANKLIN PARK, IL

10900 BELMONT AVE SUITE 100

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 43 · IN 20 · PA 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 3516231 USDOT 3677161 USDOT 1840567 USDOT 3803376

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10900 BELMONT AVE SUITE 100, FRANKLIN PARK, IL, 60131
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 437-3005
Email: k2expressinc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Tom Koniecko · Greg Koniecko
USDOT / docket: 1185995 · MC-473368
First registered: Nov 12, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 31, 2025 · 7,550,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 29, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 191190359

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

7,550,000

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 K2 EXPRESS INC.

K2 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1185995) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Dec 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 29, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K2 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

K2 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1185995, and its motor carrier number is MC-473368.

Is K2 EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, K2 EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K2 EXPRESS INC's safety record?

K2 EXPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 117 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is K2 EXPRESS INC's fleet?

K2 EXPRESS INC operates 79 power units and 76 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is K2 EXPRESS INC based?

K2 EXPRESS INC is based in FRANKLIN PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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