VOLKO EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 3500587 MC# 1178143 Ozark, MO Authorized For-Hire
(417) 988-8352 417volko@gmail.com 5509 N Seacrest Dr, Ozark MO 65721
14 tractors 14 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~120k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
6 yrs history · 32 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 6 0 14
Trailers 8 6 0 14

Registration

Registered
10-07-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-17-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MAKSIM KOLOTYUK

Cargo

63.3
medium risk
Household Goods Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

32 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

80% likely range 0.48×–1.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.42× and violations 0.65× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
32
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.8%
2 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 32
National avg 6.7%
Violations
24
1 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Missouri (about 16 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 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: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.034
Inspections 1.86 1.23
Violations 0.86 0.97
Critical violations 0.11 0.18

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

What they get cited for

24 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Lights 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 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
2 crashes
  • Jan
    8
    2026
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    8
    2025
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since Jan 6, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → Northland Insurance Company (Jan 2025); INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 14, 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
  • Missouri (HQ) 5
  • Wyoming 4
  • Arkansas 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Nebraska 2
  • South Dakota 2
  • Utah 2
  • Washington 2

16% of inspections were in its home state.