VP EXPRESS CORP

DOT# 3145583 MC# 101968 Des Plaines, IL Authorized For-Hire
(224) 900-4700 vpexpresscorp@gmail.com 1551 Ashland Ave Apt 303, Des Plaines IL 60016
13 tractors · all leased 13 drivers 1.3M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.9 / 100
Low confidence
8 yrs history · 31 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
1.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 13 0 13
Trailers 0 13 0 13

Registration

Registered
06-06-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-14-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
VICTORIA POPESCU

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.85×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 4% below typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.41× and out-of-service orders 0.58× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent May 12, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 77% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
31
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.2%
1 of 31
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.038 0.031
Inspections 1.46 1.11
Violations 0.31 0.89
Critical violations 0.08 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • May
    12
    2026
    Arkansas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Beebe man killed in head-on collision
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · May 20, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AR2026527549 (Arkansas State Police) lists VP EXPRESS CORP’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name VP EXPRESS CORP and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jul 20, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jul 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 29, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 4
  • Louisiana 3
  • Illinois (HQ) 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Arkansas 1
  • Arizona 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 31 inspections were in Illinois.