Carrier profile · USDOT 2072502 · MC-724246 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hemingway Express LLC

5 power unitsavg 10.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesLAPORTE, IN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-724246 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 465-9117 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

8 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 brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 9 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 16, 2025.

Safety

15 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 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 32.1 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’11–’13

National’14–’16

Scottsdale’16–’18

Progressive Southeastern’18–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2013	$750K	1

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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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 3 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

LAPORTE, IN

3029 W PALMER AVE

Most inspections: CA

3 inspections

CA 3 · WA 3 · NC 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1778608 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 1001271 USDOT 4206666 USDOT 3533870 USDOT 484946

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: 3029 W PALMER AVE, LAPORTE, IN, 46350
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 465-9117
Fax: (269) 620-6001
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Erik Umbrasas · Edwin Lefkovitz
USDOT / docket: 2072502 · MC-724246
First registered: Sep 2, 2010
Last MCS-150: Apr 6, 2026 · 837,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 5.55
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

837,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

17violation records

7OOS-tagged records

3 of 9inspections 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.

Brakes

650%3 / 6

Lights

367%2 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Unsafe driving

333%1 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (6 of 17 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1

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392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

Before you tender

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Brakes

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC.

HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2072502) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 14, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% 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 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 6, 2026. 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 HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2072502, and its motor carrier number is MC-724246.

Is HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

HEMINGWAY EXPRESS LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).