Carrier profile · USDOT 2486227 · MC-860766 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

NOVAES EXPRESS INC

1 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-860766 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(954) 226-2546 Email dispatchnovaesexpress@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 22, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2005–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

6 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈3.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’18–’20

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

Canal’22–’23

Geico Marine’24–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
STAR MUTUAL RRG	Jan 2024 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

80%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

6030 N SHERIDAN RD APT 1510

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 2 · KY 1 · FL 1

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 1523728

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6030 N SHERIDAN RD APT 1510, CHICAGO, IL, 60660
Mailing address: 3309 ROBBINS RD 946, SPRINGFIELD, IL, 62704
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (954) 226-2546
Email: novaesexpress@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Rogerio Novaes
USDOT / docket: 2486227 · MC-860766
First registered: Mar 19, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jul 20, 2026 · 75,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,000

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 NOVAES EXPRESS INC.

NOVAES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2486227) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 22, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 24, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 22, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NOVAES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

NOVAES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2486227, and its motor carrier number is MC-860766.

Is NOVAES EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-22, NOVAES EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NOVAES EXPRESS INC's safety record?

NOVAES EXPRESS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).