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DOT 2898498 is operated by STEP EXPRESS INC out of Downers Grove, IL. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
STEP EXPRESS INC was last inspected on 2026-08-19. We've recorded 4 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
STEP EXPRESS INC is registered as 978463. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
4 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Not enough reports yet
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Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough claim reports yet
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Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · policy WN411718
Current reported fleet · as of Oct 2025. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance percentiles aren't published in the public SMS downloads today (see #832).
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
A truck VIN on this carrier was run under 3 different DOTs in overlapping windows — the cloned-truck / VIN-under-multiple-MCs pattern.