DK EXPRESS LLC

Naperville, IL · Interstate · 5 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Nov 28, 2023 (2 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1599328: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
35.3%
6 of 17 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1599328 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1599328—Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
Policy BE2017373400 · BMC-91
$750,000Jul 27, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

37inspections
35.3%vehicle out-of-service
6 of 17 · Illinois avg 24.1%
10.8%driver out-of-service
4 of 37 · Illinois avg 4.4%
43violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 25, 2026IL30No
Jul 3, 2026LA30No
Jun 9, 2026NM10No
Jun 4, 2026MO10No
May 22, 2026NE31Yes
May 11, 2026NC30No
Apr 21, 2026TN31No
Apr 10, 2026SD31No
Apr 9, 2026WA20No
Mar 24, 2026KY10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,261 vehicle and 387,726 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

32 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 12 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 43 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance16850.0%60.9%
Unsafe Driving7021.9%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance6218.8%14.8%
Driver Fitness329.4%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958A1HOSP
22
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
22
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
20
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
20
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
20
Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries
General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2
11
Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance
License-related: Medium · Driver Fitness · code 38351ASOUT
11
Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side.
Coupling Devices · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39370B1ICDSLIMT25
11
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
11
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jan 24, 2026Pauls Valley, OK00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number4161653
MC / docketMC1599328
Legal nameDK EXPRESS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units5
Drivers5
Annual mileage3,060,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedNov 28, 2023 · 2 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 25, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsConstructionOtherPaper Product

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about DK EXPRESS LLC

What does DK EXPRESS LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1599328: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about DK EXPRESS LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking DK EXPRESS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4161653. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (630) 242-2090, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1599328, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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