Carrier profile · USDOT 3357477 · MC-1074555 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

DAK TRANSPORT INC

3 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 7 statesELMHURST, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1074555 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 425-0668 Email dispatchsafety@daktransport.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 8 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 27.6 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’19–’21

State National’21–’22

Knightbrook’22–’22

Prime Property’22–’23

Concert Specialty’23–’25

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	6
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	5
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Mar 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 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

ELMHURST, IL

5 WILLOW TREE CT

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 2 · IN 1 · MO 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.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3199720 USDOT 3468246 USDOT 3584252 USDOT 3680071 USDOT 4337514 USDOT 3223103 USDOT 3630240 USDOT 3668494

Shares a company officer with other carriers

damjan raketic — 2 carriers: USDOT 3627548

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: 5 WILLOW TREE CT, ELMHURST, IL, 60126
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 425-0668
Email: safety@daktransport.us
Web domain: daktransport.us

Registration

Officer: Damjan Raketic
USDOT / docket: 3357477 · MC-1074555
First registered: Nov 13, 2019
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 441,541 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

441,541

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 DAK TRANSPORT INC.

DAK TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3357477) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAK TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

DAK TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3357477, and its motor carrier number is MC-1074555.

Is DAK TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, DAK TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAK TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

DAK TRANSPORT INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 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).