Carrier profile · USDOT 1429227 · MC-540169 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Rek Express Inc

37 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 19 statesELKHART, IN84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-540169 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 970-0136 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

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 79 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 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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21 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 24, 2026.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 12.6 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5

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 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 1 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$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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’05–’08

State Automobile’12–’16

American Hallmark’16–’20

Berkley National’20–’23

Canal’24–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$750K	3
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Oct 2016 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → May 2010	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Apr 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 6 inspections
Ohio: 4 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

ELKHART, IN

2740 W LEXINGTON AVE

Most inspections: MD

6 inspections

MD 6 · OH 4 · IN 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 4167197Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 288323 USDOT 2459153 USDOT 3960022 USDOT 14811 USDOT 482746 USDOT 3043698 USDOT 546899

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rekexpress.us — 4 carriers: USDOT 1828976 USDOT 1985964 USDOT 2965147

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dawn kingman — 4 carriers: USDOT 1828976 USDOT 1985964 USDOT 2965147

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2740 W LEXINGTON AVE, ELKHART, IN, 46514
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 970-0136
Fax: (574) 970-0387
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rekexpress.us

Registration

Officer: Dawn Kingman
USDOT / docket: 1429227 · MC-540169
First registered: Oct 26, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jun 4, 2024 · 2,074,215 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,074,215

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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21%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 29 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

51violation records

10OOS-tagged records

6 of 29inspections 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

1250%6 / 12

Unsafe driving

120%0 / 12

Hours of service

1127%3 / 11

Brakes

1010%1 / 10

Lights

50%0 / 5

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

22%Nov 24 to May 252 / 9

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

17%Nov 25 to May 261 / 6

30%May 26 to Nov 263 / 10

Top 3 codes (11 of 51 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
177.817A-HMPSPMC Other violation1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3B2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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

REK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1429227) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 4, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

REK EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1429227, and its motor carrier number is MC-540169.

Is REK EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. REK EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REK EXPRESS INC's safety record?

REK EXPRESS INC has a 20.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 79 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).