Carrier profile · USDOT 1491216 · MC-561105 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Premier Express Trucking Inc

DBA PREMIERTRANS INC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesGLENVIEW, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-561105 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

23.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2003 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 659-6735 Email dispatchHOWARD_PREMIER@SBCGLOBAL.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’21 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’07–’09

National’10–’12

Sentry Select’12–’16

State Nationalspecialty’17–’19

Secura A’20–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. · since Jun 2021

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Dec 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Apr 2019 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

GLENVIEW, IL

1969 DAUNTLESS DR

Top corridor

IL 1

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

howard lee — 8 carriers: USDOT 1982690 USDOT 2625378 USDOT 2801852 USDOT 3295276 USDOT 3450476 USDOT 3534873 USDOT 4258839

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1969 DAUNTLESS DR, GLENVIEW, IL, 60026
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 659-6735
Email: howard_premier@sbcglobal.net

Registration

Officer: Howard Lee
USDOT / docket: 1491216 · MC-561105
First registered: Apr 20, 2006
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 75,166 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 8, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,166

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 PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC.

PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1491216) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. effective Jun 24, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 8, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1491216, and its motor carrier number is MC-561105.

Is PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC based?

PREMIER EXPRESS TRUCKING INC is based in GLENVIEW, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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