Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 494754 · MC-254374
REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN
1 power unitsHUDSON, WI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-254374 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN safe to work with?
Is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN safe to load? REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN (USDOT 494754, MC-254374) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in HUDSON, WI, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
REREPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
Northland · 92–97
Great West · 97–04
Carolina · 04–06
Vanliner · 07–10
19922010
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2007 → Oct 2010 | $1M | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2004 → Oct 2006 | $1M | 4 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 1997 → Dec 2004 | $1M | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1992 → Oct 1997 | $1M | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HUDSON, WI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james kelley — 17 carriers: USDOT 294782USDOT 1043519USDOT 1152264USDOT 1180109USDOT 1182094USDOT 1183456USDOT 1706499USDOT 1773860
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1810 CRESTVIEW DRIVE STE 6A, HUDSON, WI, 54016
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (715) 381-1550
- Fax
- (715) 381-1525
- Web domain
- comcast.net
Registration
- Officers
- James Kelley · James Kelley
- USDOT / docket
- 494754 · MC-254374
- First registered
- 08/17/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 10/15/2009 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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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Frequently asked
What is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN's USDOT number?
REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN's USDOT number is 494754, and its motor carrier number is MC-254374.
Is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN's fleet?
REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN based?
REPUBLIC EXPRESS INC OF WISCONSIN is based in HUDSON, WI.