Carrier profile · USDOT 3565814 · MC-1199353 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Ipi Express Incorporated

18 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 27 statesELGIN, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1199353 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 523-4323 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.2% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — 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 24.24% on 33 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
9 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 23, 2026.

Safety

85 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 24.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 85 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 34.6 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

83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 9

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.4 / 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: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 85
Annualized: ≈43 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Amtrust’22–’24

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2021	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

94.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Utah: 8 inspections
New Mexico: 7 inspections
Colorado: 7 inspections
Arizona: 6 inspections
Wyoming: 6 inspections
Montana: 5 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 4 inspections
New York: 4 inspections
South Dakota: 4 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
Maine: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

ELGIN, IL

1203 SHAWFORD WAY

Most inspections: UT

8 inspections

UT 8 · NM 7 · CO 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 11 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3507003 USDOT 3196259Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (48 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1994664 USDOT 3507003 USDOT 3809748 USDOT 4308909 USDOT 3524067 USDOT 4101287 USDOT 3464444 USDOT 3196259

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1203 SHAWFORD WAY, ELGIN, IL, 60120
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (216) 523-4323
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ipiexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Ion Preguza
USDOT / docket: 3565814 · MC-1199353
First registered: Feb 8, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2026 · 1,944,468 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

1,944,468

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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24%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 33 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

52violation records

9OOS-tagged records

8 of 33inspections 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

220%0 / 22

Other vehicle maintenance

1050%5 / 10

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Lights

633%2 / 6

Hours of service

50%0 / 5

Driver fitness

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

14%Nov 24 to May 251 / 7

11%May 25 to Nov 251 / 9

50%Nov 25 to May 266 / 12

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 5

Top 3 codes (8 of 52 records)

392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.95-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 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
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BHDB Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR 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 IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED.

IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED (USDOT 3565814) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Mar 8, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 85 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 85 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 3565814, and its motor carrier number is MC-1199353.

Is IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED's safety record?

IPI EXPRESS INCORPORATED has a 24.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 112 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).