Carrier profile · USDOT 3516281 · MC-1165550 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cer Express Inc

29 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 23 statesAURORA, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1165550 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(850) 240-6885 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.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-mo37.5%

▲ 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

Small fleet

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

23 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 37.50% on 32 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 4, 2026.

Safety

55 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 55 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · 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 2.2 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 6

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 29-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 55
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: 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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Knightbrook’22–’23

Artisan Truckers’23–’24

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 8 inspections
California: 7 inspections
Tennessee: 5 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
Arizona: 3 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 3 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

AURORA, IL

2983 DOROTHY DR

Most inspections: TX

8 inspections

TX 8 · CA 7 · TN 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3545657 USDOT 3996095 USDOT 4149995 USDOT 3591033 USDOT 3634089 USDOT 1577878 USDOT 3962695 USDOT 3524067Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 43 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1245038 USDOT 2629571 USDOT 3579197 USDOT 3615846 USDOT 3908929 USDOT 3545657 USDOT 3996095 USDOT 4149995

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 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2983 DOROTHY DR, AURORA, IL, 60504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (850) 240-6885
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Alexandru Cerescu
USDOT / docket: 3516281 · MC-1165550
First registered: Nov 4, 2020
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2026 · 1,101,368 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

1,101,368

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 32 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

58violation records

17OOS-tagged records

12 of 32inspections 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

200%0 / 20

Other vehicle maintenance

1471%10 / 14

Brakes

1136%4 / 11

Lights

825%2 / 8

Hours of service

425%1 / 4

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 252 / 4

43%May 25 to Nov 253 / 7

25%Nov 25 to May 262 / 8

38%May 26 to Nov 265 / 13

Top 3 codes (12 of 58 records)

392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
171.2K-HMGRMC Other violation1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.130B-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-SGNCNB Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.79 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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

CER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3516281) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 11, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 55 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

CER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3516281, and its motor carrier number is MC-1165550.

Is CER EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. CER EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CER EXPRESS INC's safety record?

CER EXPRESS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).