10-4TenFour← Back to Arka Express Inc
USDOT 1710817MC627673

Arka Express Inc — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

✓

Authority age

18 years (granted 2007)

✓

Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

✓

Inspections

496 on file

✓

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Arka Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

2202 West 166th St Unit 1, Markham, IL 60428

Phone

(708) 974-4545

Power units

791

Drivers

751

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC627673

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

84 — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Comp
91X — Carolina Casualty Insurance Co. · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 496 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 496 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

safety@arkaexpress.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

arkaexpress.com registered 2008-01-02 (19 years)

✓

Mail host

Microsoft 365

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

12

Reportable crashes

11

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: GA 04/2026 · MI 12/2025 · GA 07/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 302025: 1182024: 2172023: 131
Level III — Driver-only: 285Level I — Full: 114Level II — Walk-around: 97
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026DELevel I — Full
May 7, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 3, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025GALevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Nov 18, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 27, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025GALevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2025MALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 7, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025PALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025PALevel I — Full
May 15, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 9, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 496 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFour re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Arka Express Inc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

Vetting toolkit

Verify it yourself

FMCSA SAFER snapshot ↗

The official company snapshot, straight from FMCSA.

FMCSA SMS safety profile ↗

Safety Measurement System — BASIC scores and crash history.

L&I authority record ↗

Licensing & Insurance: authority, insurance, and BOC-3 on file.

Search court records ↗

Quick sweep for litigation and judgments.

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFour), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFour is not affiliated with FMCSA.