K EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1248031
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (29 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 2 coverage gaps in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileConcert Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps2 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate16.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 22 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1248031 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-486848 |
| Legal Name | K EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6307664788 |
| Address | 1123 N ELLIS ST, Bensenville, IL, 60106 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20180416) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Concert Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-06-01 |
2 coverage gaps detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concert Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-06-01 | — |
| Incline Casualty Company | $750,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| Incline Casualty Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2004-05-13 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2004-05-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 92 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 68 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2025-12-18 — IL — towaway
- 2025-06-17 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-27 — WI — towaway
- 2025-02-05 — IN — towaway
- 2025-01-21 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (20), 7 (18), 16 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 29 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 29 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,860,096 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-OCT-25 |
K EXPRESS INC operates 29 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in IL.
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