SOV EXPRESS CORPORATION

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jun 6, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 18.2% vs peer 5.15% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SOV EXPRESS CORPORATION (USDOT 4079457)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 18.2% vs peer 5.15%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4079457/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4079457 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ALAYNA SOBALIU General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Motor Vehicles Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Based in NAPERVILLE, IL

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 18.2% vs peer median 5.15% (worse). n=106789 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4079457
In FMCSA records since May 21, 2023 (~3y)
MC / docket MC1551652
Company officer ALAYNA SOBALIU
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Motor Vehicles, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 907,656 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2272 W 95TH STR SUITE 200
NAPERVILLE, IL 60564
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4079457
In FMCSA records since May 21, 2023 (~3y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 907,656 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 18.2% vs 23.4% -5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.56 vs 1.80 -1.24
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 8 0
Trailers 0 8 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 26 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 18 18 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 5.56%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
8
Drivers
8
Inspections
26
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
18.2%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

SOV EXPRESS CORPORATION had 18 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 5.6%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

18 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NM (2) and CA (2).

Violation profile

5.6% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 8 drivers; Freightliner, Reitnouer, and Bens are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 18.2% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 106,789 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,789 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
18.2%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5.15%
Median across 106,789 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +13.05 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2024-02 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Dec 3, 2024
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Mar 31, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Mar 28, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Jul 16, 2025
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Feb 6, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Jul 16, 2025
Montana (MT) 1 0 0.0% Dec 16, 2025
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% Jan 16, 2026
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Jan 14, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Sep 1, 2025
Utah (UT) 1 0 0.0% Jul 4, 2026
Colorado (CO) 1 0 0.0% Dec 11, 2025
Florida (FL) 1 0 0.0% Nov 6, 2024
Maine (ME) 1 1 100.0% Oct 1, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 21
Reitnouer 6
Mack 4
Bens 3
Benson Tru 3
Transcraft 3
Rntr 2
Trail-Eze 2
Wabash National 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.13 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 2.08 2 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 4.83 5 Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (26 rows) View all 26 →
Inspection # Date State Level ▼ Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87470237 Mar 31, 2026 CA 3 I-80EB HEATHER GLEN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
86859695 Jan 16, 2026 NY 3 CLIFTON PARK NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86845052 Jan 13, 2026 CA 3 CORDELIA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86589797 Dec 16, 2025 MT 3 BUTTE MT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85648777 Sep 1, 2025 AL 3 ADAMSVILLE AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84273436 Mar 28, 2025 IL 3 I-72
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83970822 Dec 3, 2024 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83854665 Feb 6, 2025 MN 3 WEST LAKELAND MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
83638451 Jan 16, 2025 IL 3 I-70
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.11B2 No
83632359 Jan 14, 2025 OH 3 AKRON OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82887602 Oct 10, 2024 NM 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82513840 Aug 27, 2024 CA 3 SAN ONOFRE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81415951 Apr 16, 2024 IN 3 PLYMOUTH IN
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.30(b)(2), 392.2 No
81067780 Mar 5, 2024 CO 3 FORT COLLINS CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
86559248 Dec 11, 2025 CO 2 LIMON CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85255950 Jul 16, 2025 MS 2 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 No
85244026 Jul 16, 2025 NC 2 77 N
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83776663 Feb 4, 2025 NC 2 ROADSIDE I-77 SB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83121251 Nov 6, 2024 FL 2 LEE FL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2-SLLED, 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.78A-WS No
82418513 Aug 15, 2024 DE 2 MIDDLETOWN DE
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75(a)(3) Yes
81900168 Jun 17, 2024 MD 2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9(a) No
81882727 Jun 13, 2024 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
81233144 Mar 24, 2024 CO 2 FORT COLLINS CO
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55E-B No
81035973 Feb 29, 2024 WI 2 JANESVILLE WI
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 392.2-SLL, 390.21TB2-DOT No
88323766 Jul 4, 2026 UT 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLEWA1, 393.104B-C No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 12, 2023 MC1551652-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300162271 91X $750,000 Jun 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
GEiCO Marine Insurance Company 9300162271 BMC-91X Jun 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA970454933 BIPD/Primary Jun 6, 2023 Jun 6, 2025 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Jun 12, 2023
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
FORT COLLINS CO CO 2 0
ADAMSVILLE AL AL 1 0
CORDELIA IF CA 1 0
I-80EB HEATHER GLEN CA 1 0
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 1 0
LIMON CO CO 1 0
MIDDLETOWN DE DE 1 1
LEE FL FL 1 0
I-70 IL 1 0
I-72 IL 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.30(b)(2) 395.30(b)(2) Hours of Service 2 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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