Carrier profile · USDOT 3449311 · MC-1122483 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ILIM EXPRESS INC

235 power unitsavg 2.7 yrNational · 45 statesJOLIET, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1122483 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

235Power units

214 observed · MCS-150

229Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(779) 379-7353 Email dispatchSAFETY@ILIMEXPRESS.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

235 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

472 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 205 vehicle and 472 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 17.9 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

472 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 67

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 235-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 235
Inspections · 24 mo: 472
Annualized: ≈236 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving177 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance66 · 53 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance35 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’20–’22

Northland’22–’23

Canal’23–’23

Sentry Select’23–’25

Universal Risk’26–now

2020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Feb 2022	$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): 235
Observed power (24 mo): 214
Trailers (towed): 229

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 45 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

470

CO busiest

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

Home base

JOLIET, IL

198 W LARAWAY RD UNIT C

Top corridor

CO ⇄ IL

CO 32 · NM 28 · UT 28

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 100 trucks also ran under 25 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2767666 USDOT 3750659 USDOT 3867253 USDOT 3908015 USDOT 4190389 USDOT 4501224 USDOT 3449211 USDOT 3337446Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 43 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2379747 USDOT 3337446 USDOT 3471632 USDOT 3650507 USDOT 3806005 USDOT 3589940 USDOT 3590960 USDOT 3750659

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

235

Observed (24 mo)

214

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 198 W LARAWAY RD UNIT C, JOLIET, IL, 60436
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (779) 379-7353
Email: safety@ilimexpress.com
Web domain: ilimexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Vilma Bulzgyte
USDOT / docket: 3449311 · MC-1122483
First registered: Jul 6, 2020
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 8,437,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

235

Power units

235

Drivers

235

CDL drivers

8,437,500

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 ILIM EXPRESS INC.

ILIM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3449311) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Apr 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 472 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 205 vehicle-level and 472 driver-level — across 45 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 235 power units and 235 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ILIM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

ILIM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3449311, and its motor carrier number is MC-1122483.

Is ILIM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ILIM EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ILIM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

ILIM EXPRESS INC has a 36.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 476 roadside inspections, with 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).