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USDOT 1248031MC486848

K Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

22 years (granted 2004)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

99 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

K Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1123 N Ellis St, Bensenville, IL 60106

Phone

(630) 766-4788

Power units

29

Drivers

29

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC486848

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None · ⚠ Revocation pending

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Incline Casualty Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 99 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

17.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 99 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

epfeifer@kexpressinc.com — company domain

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Domain age

kexpressinc.com registered 2006-11-03 (20 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IL 12/2025 · OH 06/2025 · WI 05/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 212025: 352024: 302023: 13
Level III — Driver-only: 44Level II — Walk-around: 38Level I — Full: 17
DateStateLevel
Aug 20, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026WILevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 6, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026WILevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Nov 24, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 4, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025INLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 10, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Jan 2, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2024INLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2024MILevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2024INLevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 22, 2023OHLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 7, 2023INLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2023WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 12, 2023MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 11, 2023MNLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2023OHLevel I — Full
Sep 28, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2023INLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2023ILLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 99 of 99 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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