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Carrier profile · USDOT 2898997 · MC-974815 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC

DBA KAYAK EXPRESS

2 power unitsPORTAGE, MI

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-974815 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(616) 340-0809 Email dispatchGARY@KAYAKEXPRESS.NET

Carrier verification summary for KAYAK EXPRESS LLC

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) reports 2 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 2, 2023.

KAYAK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2898997) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 10 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Westfield’16–’17

Auto Owners’17–’22

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2022	$750K	3
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Nov 2016	$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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PORTAGE, MI

10742 PORTAGE RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary shaw — 8 carriers: USDOT 1439335 USDOT 1743802 USDOT 2148749 USDOT 2551338 USDOT 3072563 USDOT 4330280 USDOT 4469332

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10742 PORTAGE RD, PORTAGE, MI, 49002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 340-0809
Email: gary@kayakexpress.net
Web domain: kayakexpress.net

Registration

Officers: Gary Shaw · Donna Marie Speirs
USDOT / docket: 2898997 · MC-974815
First registered: Jun 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 2, 2023 · 1,429,092 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 33523484

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,429,092

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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