Small fleet
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 20, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 23, 2025.
KINDA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3918165) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Small fleet
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.6 yr
Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
KINDA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3918165, and its motor carrier number is MC-1448436.
As of 2026-06-13, KINDA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
KINDA EXPRESS INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
KINDA EXPRESS INC operates 18 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
KINDA EXPRESS INC is based in OAK LAWN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
Comparable carriers operating in Illinois
23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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