N K EXPRESS
Legal: NIK EXPRESS LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20261 inspections · 2 violations (2 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- IL1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi21 drivers
- Company officer
- MAXIM CAZACU
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2008-01-02
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2020-03-13
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 24 trucks · 24 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers or emails with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
29 events- 04/12/2020Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KSI000120-00
- 03/13/2020MCS-150 update filed
2.2M mi reported (2019)
- 08/02/2019Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP40762 00
- 08/02/2019Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy JNG000175-00
- 08/02/2018Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7633271
- 07/06/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/02/2018)
- 05/14/2018Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN168474
- 04/17/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/14/2018)
- 04/13/2018Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 615995855
- 06/05/2017PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (04/10/2018)
- 07/29/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/30/2020)
- 07/22/2015Out-of-service order rescinded
- 07/13/2015Federal out-of-service order
Unsatisfactory = Unfit
- 04/27/2015Insurance name changed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN143961
- 03/25/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2015)
- 03/24/2015Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN143961
- 09/01/2014Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN143961
- 08/05/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2014)
- 07/01/2014Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN143961
- 06/04/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/26/2014)
- 03/24/2014Insurance cancelled — MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK-6021636-1
- 02/25/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2014)
- 03/24/2013Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP61706A
- 03/27/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/13/2015)
- 01/14/2009Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA03124901
- 05/31/2008Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA03124901
- 05/05/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/29/2008)
- 01/24/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/20/2009)
- 01/02/2008Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2019-03-21
- Last review
- 2019-09-17
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2020-03-13
- Reported mileage
- 2,198,451 mi (2019)
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