Carrier profile · USDOT 1834233 · MC-665007 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

CTS Express Inc

29 power unitsavg 8.7 yrNational · 30 statesBARTLETT, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-665007 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

72Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 505-0070 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 average27.5% vs the 22.26% 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

13 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 27.45% on 51 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
53 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 2, 2026.

Safety

143 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 143 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.3% · 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 13.4 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

140 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 15

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 143
Annualized: ≈72 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Berkshire Hathaway’14–’16

Northland’16–’20

National Union’20–’22

United States’22–’23

United States’23–’26

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 2020 → Feb 2022	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2020	$750K	5
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	2
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2010	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 72

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

92.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

143

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 16 inspections
Illinois: 15 inspections
Montana: 12 inspections
Wyoming: 11 inspections
Utah: 10 inspections
Washington: 7 inspections
Colorado: 7 inspections
Idaho: 7 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
New Mexico: 5 inspections
Nebraska: 4 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
Oklahoma: 3 inspections
Minnesota: 3 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Oregon: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
New York: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

BARTLETT, IL

251 WINDSOR DR

Most inspections: SD

16 inspections

SD 16 · IL 15 · MT 12

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 30 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3105513 USDOT 1902862 USDOT 2575652 USDOT 4492127 USDOT 1343178Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (88 trucks · 46 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1300494 USDOT 1356623 USDOT 3140267 USDOT 3464878 USDOT 1902862 USDOT 2589629 USDOT 3546650 USDOT 180743

Shares a company officer with other carriers

serhiy shtonyk — 2 carriers: USDOT 1806455

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: 251 WINDSOR DR, BARTLETT, IL, 60103
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 505-0070
Fax: (847) 505-0955
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Serhiy Shtonyk
USDOT / docket: 1834233 · MC-665007
First registered: Dec 2, 2008
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2026 · 3,596,000 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

3,596,000

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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27%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

14 of 51 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

133violation records

24OOS-tagged records

14 of 51inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

383%1 / 38

Hours of service

356%2 / 35

Other vehicle maintenance

2945%13 / 29

Brakes

147%1 / 14

Lights

1136%4 / 11

Driver fitness

650%3 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

17%Nov 24 to May 252 / 12

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 8

43%Nov 25 to May 266 / 14

35%May 26 to Nov 266 / 17

Top 3 codes (22 of 133 records)

395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data8
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data7

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
383.51A-NSOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
391.11B2 Driver not qualified1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2T State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BHTBS Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.86A1-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.26B ELD — required data elements1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.8D09 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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

CTS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1834233) 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 common 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 CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 143 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 143 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CTS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CTS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1834233, and its motor carrier number is MC-665007.

Is CTS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. CTS EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CTS EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CTS EXPRESS INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 212 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).