Carrier profile · USDOT 557151 · MC-273815 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Firstexpress Inc

85 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 19 statesNASHVILLE, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-273815 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

85Power units

106 observed · MCS-150

173Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 244-1425 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 446 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

85 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

263 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 18.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 153 vehicle and 263 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

19.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

255 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 20

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 85-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 85
Inspections · 24 mo: 263
Annualized: ≈132 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 32 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’95–’99

St Paul’99–’02

Great West’03–’10

Great West’11–’17

Protective’17–’21

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2017 → Oct 2021	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2011 → Oct 2017	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2010 → Jul 2011	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2003 → Jun 2010	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Apr 2002	$1M	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1994 → May 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 85
Observed power (24 mo): 106
Trailers (towed): 173

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

262

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 120 inspections
North Carolina: 63 inspections
Kentucky: 14 inspections
Indiana: 11 inspections
South Carolina: 9 inspections
Georgia: 8 inspections
Mississippi: 7 inspections
Ohio: 7 inspections
Missouri: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Texas: 3 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

NASHVILLE, TN

1135 FREIGHTLINER DRIVE

Top corridor

TN 120 · NC 63 · KY 14

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3450522 USDOT 3555983 USDOT 313891 USDOT 3196259 USDOT 4255474 USDOT 2552295 USDOT 4300712Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3560463 USDOT 3911060 USDOT 4154835 USDOT 4194185 USDOT 2253707 USDOT 2443160 USDOT 3365375 USDOT 4213202

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@firstexpress.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 3815522

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

106

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1135 FREIGHTLINER DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37210
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (615) 244-1425
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: firstexpress.net

Registration

Officer: James Keith
USDOT / docket: 557151 · MC-273815
First registered: Apr 6, 1994
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 8,460,265 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 14, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,460,265

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FIRSTEXPRESS INC.

FIRSTEXPRESS INC (USDOT 557151) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 263 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 153 vehicle-level and 263 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 85 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 14, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRSTEXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

FIRSTEXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 557151, and its motor carrier number is MC-273815.

Is FIRSTEXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. FIRSTEXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRSTEXPRESS INC's safety record?

FIRSTEXPRESS INC has a 18.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 446 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).